Kizu Station (木津駅, Kizu-eki) is a four-way junction station located in the city of Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It has the station numbers "JR-Q38" (Yamatoji Line), "JR-D19" (Nara Line) and "JR-H18" (Gakkentoshi Line).
Lines
Kizu Station is on the junction of three lines: the Nara Line, the Katamachi Line, and Kansai Main Line as of rail infrastructure, it is served by the Nara Line, the Gakkentoshi Line, and the Yamatoji Line in terms of passenger train services. It is the terminal station of the 44.8 kilometer Gakkentoshi Line to Kyōbashi and is 37.9 kilometers from Kyoto on the Nara Line and 126.9 kilometers from Nagoya in the Kansai Main Line.
Layout
The station has two elevated island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office/
Platforms
| 1 | ■ H Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) | for Shijonawate and Kyobashi |
| 2 | ■ Q Yamatoji Line | for Kamo and Iga-Ueno |
| ■ D Nara Line | for Uji and Kyoto | |
| 3 | ■ D Nara Line | for Nara |
| 4 | ■ Q Yamatoji Line | for Nara, Tennōji and Osaka |
History
Kizu Station opened on 13 March 1896 as a station on the Nara Railway The Kansai Railway connected to the station in 1898. Both lines were nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. It was renamed to its present name on 8 March 1997. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kizu being assigned station number JR-D19 for the Nara Line, JR-H18 for the Gakkentoshi Line, and JR-Q38 for the Yamatoji Line.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows..[3]
| Year | Passengers |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,197 |
| 2000 | 3,115 |
| 2001 | 3,090 |
| 2002 | 3,104 |
| 2003 | 3,082 |
| 2004 | 3,071 |
| 2005 | 3,096 |
| 2006 | 3,118 |
| 2007 | 3,211 |
| 2008 | 3,301 |
| 2009 | 3,241 |
| 2010 | 3,318 |
| 2011 | 3,342 |
| 2012 | 3,419 |
| 2013 | 3,556 |
| 2014 | 3,707 |
| 2015 | 4,123 |
| 2016 | 4,458 |
| 2017 | 5,674 |
| 2018 | 4,767 |
| 2019 | 4,981 |
Surrounding area
- Kizugawa City Hall
- Yamashiro Public Hospital
- Kizu Central Library
- Kizugawa River
- Kizu Police Station (Kyoto Prefecture)
National Route 24 (
National Route 163)- Nara-Kyoto Prefectural Route 47
- Kyoto Prefectural Road 323
- Kyoto Prefectural Kizu High School
See also
References
- ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Kyoto Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
Media related to Kizu Station (Kyoto) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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