Yamashina Station (山科駅, Yamashina-eki) is a train station in Yamashina-ku ward, city of Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Yamashina Station

山科駅
Vierra Yamashina of Yamashina Station Building, 20 December 2020
General information
LocationYamashina, Kyoto, Kyoto
Japan
Coordinates34°59′32.41″N 135°49′1.50″E / 34.9923361°N 135.8170833°E / 34.9923361; 135.8170833
Operated by
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Other information
Station code
  •  JR-B30  (Kosei Line)
  •  JR-A30  (Tokaido Line)
  • T07 (Tozai Line)
Passengers
  • 68,440 daily (JR West, FY2016)[1]
  • 43,490 daily (Subway, FY2016)[2]
  • 4,937 daily (Keihan, FY2015)[3]
Services
Preceding station The Emblem of Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. Kyoto Municipal Subway Following station
Misasagi
T08
Tōzai Line Higashino
T06
towards Rokujizō

The station has two separated sections: underground subway section and above-ground JR section. In addition, Keihan Yamashina Station (京阪山科駅, Keihan Yamashina-eki) on the Keishin Line of Keihan Electric Railway is located just in front of the JR station. This article also covers the Keihan station.

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Layout

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JR West
 
Kyoto Subway
 
Keihan

Yamashina Station (JR West)

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The JR station has two island platforms with four tracks.[4]

1  JR Kyōto Line for Kyoto and Osaka
(trains from the Kosei Line, limited express "Rakuraku Biwako", part of special rapid service)
Kansai Airport Limited Express "Haruka 3" for Kansai Airport
2  JR Kyōto Line for Kyoto and Osaka (trains from the Biwako Line)
3  Biwako Line for Kusatsu and Maibara (local trains, special rapid service)
 Kosei Line for Katata and Ōmi-Imazu
4  Biwako Line for Kusatsu and Maibara (special rapid service in the morning, limited express "Biwako Express")
 through to the Kusatsu Line for Kusatsu and Kibukawa
 Kosei Line for Katata and Ōmi-Imazu (part of trains in the rush hour)
  • This station is an intermediate station on the "Biwako Line", but only the Tokaido Line for Maibara is informed as that common name, and the line for Kyoto and Osaka is as the "JR Kyoto Line". There are trains of the Biwako Line and the Kosei Line between this station and Kyoto.

Yamashina Station (Kyoto Subway Tozai Line)

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The subway station has an island platform with two tracks.

1  Tōzai Line for Karasuma Oike and Uzumasa Tenjingawa
2  Tōzai Line for Daigo and Rokujizō

Keihan Yamashina Station (Keihan Keishin Line)

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The Keihan station has two side platforms with two tracks.

north side  Keishin Line for Hamaōtsu
Change trains at Hamaotsu for Ishiyamadera and Sakamoto
south side  Keishin Line for Sanjō Keihan, Kyōto Shiyakusho-mae and Uzumasa Tenjingawa
Change trains at Sanjo Keihan for the Keihan Line (Demachiyanagi, Osaka (Yodoyabashi, Nakanoshima))

History

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Station numbering was introduced to the JR lines in March 2018 with Yamashina being assigned station number JR-A30 for the Biwako Line and JR B-30 for the Kosei Line.[5][6]

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West) (Yamashina)
Tōkaidō Line (Biwako Line)
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Ōtsu   Local   Kyoto
Ōtsu   Special Rapid Service   Kyoto
Ōtsu   Kansai Airport Limited Express "Haruka"   Kyoto
Kosei Line
Kyoto   Local   Ōtsukyō
Kyoto   Rapid Service   Ōtsukyō
Kyoto   Special Rapid Service   Ōtsukyō
Keihan Electric Railway (Keihan Yamashina)
Keishin Line (OT31)
Misasagi (T08) - Shinomiya (OT32)

Yamashina Station (first)

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« Service »
Japanese Government Railway Tōkaidō Line (Old route)
Ōtani - Inari

References

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  1. ^ "データで見るJR西日本" (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company.
  2. ^ 京都市交通事業白書 (in Japanese). Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau.
  3. ^ 第8章 都市施設【交通機関】 07 私鉄市内駅乗降客数(JRを除く) (in Japanese). Kyoto Open Data. 2016-11-26.
  4. ^ 山科駅構内図 (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "「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.
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