Nishi-Maizuru Station 西舞鶴駅 | |
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 Nishi-Maizuru Station building, March 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Isazu, Maizuru-shi, Kyoto-fu 624-0816 Japan |
| Coordinates | 35°26′30.75″N 135°19′49.4″E / 35.4418750°N 135.330389°E |
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| Platforms | 2 side+ 1 island platforms |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | M8 (KTR) |
| History | |
| Opened | 3 November 1904 |
| Previous names | Maizuru (until 1944) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 1478 daily (JR - 2017) 361 (KTR - 2019) |
| Location | |
  Nishi-Maizuru Station Location within Kyoto Prefecture  Nishi-Maizuru Station Nishi-Maizuru Station (Japan) | |
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Nishi-Maizuru Station (西舞鶴駅, Nishi-Maizuru-eki) is a union passenger railway station located in the city of Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway company Willer Trains (Kyoto Tango Railway).
Lines
Nishi-Maizuru Station is station on the JR Maizuru Line and is 19.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ayabe. It is also the terminal station for the Miyazu Line and is 83.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Toyooka.
Layout
The JR West portion of the station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed. The Kyoto Tango Railway portion of the station consists of one dead-headed side platform.
JR West
| 2 | ■ L Maizuru Line | for Higashi-Maizuru and Tsuruga for Ayabe, Fukuchiyama and Kyoto (local trains every morning and every night) |
| 3 | ■ L Maizuru Line | for Ayabe, Fukuchiyama and Kyoto |
| 4 | ■ L Maizuru Line | for Higashi-Maizuru and Tsuruga (partly) for Ayabe, Fukuchiyama and Kyoto (partly) |
Kyoto Tango Railway
| ■ Miyazu Line | for Miyazu |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Maizuru Line | ||||
| Ayabe | Maizuru | Higashi-Maizuru | ||
| Magura | Local | Higashi-Maizuru | ||
| Umezako | Rapid Service | Higashi-Maizuru | ||
| Kyoto Tango Railway Miyazu Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Shisho | ||
History
The station was opened on November 3, 1904 as Maizuru Station (舞鶴駅). It was renamed on April 1, 1944. The current station building was completed in 1999.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the Kyoto Tango Railway portion station was used by an average of 361 passengers daily.[1] The last published data for the JR West portion of the station was 1487 passengers daily in fiscal 2017.
Surrounding area
- Maizuru Castle (Tanabe Castle)
- Maizuru City Hall West Branch
- Kyoto Prefectural Nishi Maizuru High School
See also
References
- ↑ 舞鶴市統計書（令和2年版) 64 京都丹後鉄道駅別乗客数 [Maizuru City Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Maizuru City. 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
- JR West homepage(in Japanese)
- KTR homepage (in Japanese)