is a passenger

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in located in the city of Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture,

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, operated by the private railway company Willer Trains (

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Lines

Miyazu Station is the

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station for all three lines of the Kyoto Tango Railway. For the

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(Miyamai Line), it is located from the opposite terminus of the line at

Nishi-Maizuru Station is a union passenger railway station located in the city of Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway company Willer Trains (Kyoto Tango Railway). Lines Nishi-Maizuru ...

and for the Miyazu Line (Miyatoyo Line) it is from . For the

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, it is located from the opposite terminus of the line at

Fukuchiyama Station is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway company Willer Trains (Kyoto Tango Railway). ...

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level

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s connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Adjacent stations

History

The station was opened on 12 April 1924.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 462 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Miyazu City Hall * Miyazu History Museum

References

External links

Official home page
Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1924 Miyazu, Kyoto {{Kyoto-railstation-stub