Fushimi Station (Kyoto)
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Fushimi Station 伏見駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | Fushimi, Kyoto, Kyoto Japan |
Operated by | Kintetsu Railway |
Line(s) | Kyoto Line |
Other information | |
Station code | B06 |
Website | Official |
History | |
Opened | September 3, 1928 |
Passengers | |
FY2015[1] | 2.7 million |
Fushimi Station (伏見駅, Fushimi-eki) is a railway station on Kintetsu Railway's Kyoto Line located in Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan.
Lines
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[edit]The elevated station has two side platforms with two tracks.[2]
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Kyoto Line | For Shin-Tanabe, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara, and Kashiharajingu-mae |
2 | ■ Kyoto Line | For Takeda, Kyoto and Kokusaikaikan |
History
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The location of the station was a site of former Fushimi Station on the government-run Nara Line railway. Since a reroute of the Nara Line to the present route (via Inari Station) in 1921, Fushimi Station had been a terminal of a freight branch until its closure about two months before the opening of the present station.
- September 5, 1895 - The station opens as a station of Nara Railway
- February 7, 1905 - Nara Railway merges into Kansai Railway
- October 1, 1907 - Kansai Railway is nationalized
- August 1, 1921 - The line between Kyoto and Fushimi closes; Fushimi Station survives as a freight station
- September 3, 1928 - The freight line between Fushimi and Momoyama closes and Fushimi Station closes
- November 15, 1928 - The station opens as a station of Nara Electric Railroad
- October 1, 1963 - NER merges and the station becomes part of Kintetsu
Adjacent stations
[edit]← | Service | → | ||
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Kyoto Line (Kintetsu) | ||||
Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Semi-Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Takeda | Local | Kintetsu-Tambabashi |
References
[edit]- ^ 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto.
- ^ "Station Map". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. City of Kyoto. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
External links
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