is a passenger

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located in the town of Ide, Tsuzuki District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by

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(JR West). It has the station number "JR-D16".

Lines

Tamamizu Station is served by the

Nara Line The is a commuter rail line in the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto metropolitan area, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Its official termini are Kizu Station in Kizugawa and Kyōto Station in Kyoto, within Kyoto Prefecture; however ...

and is located at from the

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of the line at and 14.4 kilometers from .

Layout

The station consists of two

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s connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed. A POS terminal is installed at the station. IC card tickets can be used at this station.

Platforms

History

Tamamizu Station was opened on 25 January 1896 as a station on the Nara Railway, when the line was extended from Momoyama Station. The Nara Railway merged with the Kansai Railway in 1905 and was nationalized in 1907.With the privatization of

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tamamizu being assigned station number JR-D16.

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistics and Ide Town statistics, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.

Surrounding area

* Ide Town Hall *Ide Municipal Ide Elementary School *Ide Town Izumigaoka Junior High School

References

External links

* {{JR Nara Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1896 Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture Stations of West Japan Railway Company