Ōmiya Station (Kyoto)

Ōmiya Station (大宮駅, Ōmiya Eki) is a railway station built underground in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. Hankyu Kyoto Line serves this station. Keifuku Electric Railroad Arashiyama Main Line terminus Shijō-Ōmiya Station locates nearby.

Ōmiya Station

大宮駅
Station building
General information
LocationNakagyō, Kyoto, Kyoto
Japan
Operated byHankyu Corporation
Line(s)Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
Tracks2
ConnectionsShijō-Ōmiya Station (Randen)
Other information
Station codeHK-84
History
Opened31 March 1931
Previous namesKeihan Kyōto; Hankyū Kyōto (until 1963)
Passengers
FY2015[1]11.5 million
Platform of Omiya station

Layout edit

The station has two side platforms.

1  Kyoto Line for Kyoto Kawaramachi
2  Kyoto Line for Umeda, Kobe and Takarazuka

Usage edit

In fiscal 2015 (April 2015 to March 2016), about 11,537,000 passengers used this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.[2][1]

Year Number (in thousands)
Boarding Total
2001 7,092 14,737
2002 6,750 13,766
2003 6,695 13,595
2004 6,552 13,381
2005 6,112 12,738
2006 5,780 11,840
2007 5,986 12,050
2008 5,916 12,078
2009 5,214 10,969
2010 5,039 10,515
2011 4,982 10,181
2012 4,966 10,098
2015 5,639 11,537

History edit

The station opened on 31 March 1931 as Keihan Kyoto Station of the Shinkeihan Line, then operated by Keihan Electric Railway. After the Shinkeihan Line became the Hankyu Kyoto Line, the station was called Hankyu Kyoto Station. Since 17 June 1963 when the Hankyu Kyoto Line was extended to Kawaramachi Station, the station is no longer terminus and is called Ōmiya Station, after the street name.

Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-84.[3]

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Kyoto Main Line
Saiin   Local   Karasuma
Saiin   Semi-Express   Karasuma
Saiin   Express   Karasuma
Saiin   Semi limited Express   Karasuma
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Saiin   Commuter Limited Express   Karasuma
Rapid Limited Express "Kyo-Train", "Ogura": Does not stop at this station
Rapid Limited Express A "Kyo-Train": Does not stop at this station

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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. 2017.
  2. ^ Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture
  3. ^ "「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」4駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" ["Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

External links edit

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