is a union passenger

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located in the city of

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, Kyoto Prefecture,

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, operated jointly by the

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(JR West) and the private railway company Willer Trains (

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Lines

Nishi-Maizuru Station is station on the JR

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and is 19.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also the terminal station for the

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and is 83.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at .

Layout

The JR West portion of the station consists of one

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and one

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connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed. The Kyoto Tango Railway portion of the station consists of one dead-headed side platform.

JR West

Kyoto Tango Railway

Adjacent stations

History

The station was opened on November 3, 1904 as . It was renamed on April 1, 1944. The current station building was completed in 1999.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Kyoto Tango Railway portion station was used by an average of 361 passengers daily. The last published data for the JR West portion of the station was 1487 passengers daily in fiscal 2017.

Surrounding area

* Maizuru Castle (Tanabe Castle) * Maizuru City Hall West Branch * Kyoto Prefectural Nishi Maizuru High School

References

External links

JR West homepageKTR homepage
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1904 Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture Maizuru {{Kyoto-railstation-stub