is a

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located in Minami-ku,

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, Japan. It serves the

JR Kyoto Line The is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The name applies to the section of the Tōkaidō Main Line between Kyōto Station and Ōsaka Station. The Kyot ...

(

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) of

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. The distances to major stations are to

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, to

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and to

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. The station was named after Nishiōji Street, which crosses the railway by an underground path beneath the station platforms. Nishiōji Oike Station, a subway station opened along the street (about north of this station) in 2008 was also tentatively called Nishiōji Station before the name was finalized.

Trains

Trains of the JR Kyoto Line except special rapid service trains stop at the station, and rapid service trains pass in the morning.

Station facilities

The tracks run east to west and the station building stands south of the tracks. On the tracks there are two

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s. One of the platforms is located under the elevated tracks of

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. Tracks No. 2 and 3 are for passenger use, with Tracks No. 1 and 4 fenced off as all trains on the outer tracks pass through this station without stopping.

History

Nishiōji Station opened on 16 September 1938, as a stop of local electric train service, which was extended from

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in 1937. Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Nishiōji Station being assigned station number JR-A32. Barrier-free access construction was completed in March 2020 along with a renovation of the north station entrance.

Surrounding area

Around the station is an industrial area. Headquarters of

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and

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are located near the station. The

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of Kyoto Freight Terminal operated by

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is also adjacent to Nishiōji Station.

Adjacent stations

References

External links

Nishiōji Station
from jr-odekake.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Nishioji Station Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture Tōkaidō Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1938