is an interchange passenger

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located in the city of

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, Kyoto Prefecture,

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, operated by

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(JR West). The station serves limited expresses " Kinosaki", Maizuru" and

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Lines

Ayabe Station is served by the

San'in Main Line The is a railway line in western Japan, which connects Kyoto and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the major railway line of the San'in region, approximately paralleling the Japan Sea, crossing Kyot ...

, and is located 76.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also the southern terminus of the Maizuru Line, and is 26.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level

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and one

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connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

Ayabe Station opened on November 3, 1904. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3180 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)

Surrounding area

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head office * Ayabe City Hall

External links

JR Oddekake.net - Ayabe station information
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1904 Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture Sanin Main Line Ayabe, Kyoto {{Kyoto-railstation-stub