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train station A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing ...
in Yamashina-ku ward, city of
Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the c ...
, Kyoto Prefecture,
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. The station has two separated sections: underground
subway Subway, Subways, The Subway, or The Subways may refer to: Transportation * Subway, a term for underground rapid transit rail systems * Subway (underpass), a type of walkway that passes underneath an obstacle * Subway (George Bush Intercontin ...
section and above-ground JR section. In addition, on the
Keishin Line The is an interurban railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway. The 7.5 km line connects Misasagi Station in Kyoto and Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station in the neighbouring city of Ōtsu. Train servic ...
of
Keihan Electric Railway , known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a funic ...
is located just in front of the JR station. This article also covers the Keihan station.


Lines

* ** Tōkaidō Line ( Biwako Line) **
Kosei Line The is a commuter rail line in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The line was completed in 1974 by the former Japanese National Railways (JNR) to provide faster access from the Kansai region t ...
* ** (Station Number: T07) *
Keihan Electric Railway , known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a funic ...
(Keihan Yamashina Station) **
Keishin Line The is an interurban railway line in Japan operated by the private railway operator Keihan Electric Railway. The 7.5 km line connects Misasagi Station in Kyoto and Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station in the neighbouring city of Ōtsu. Train servic ...


Layout


Yamashina Station (JR West)

The JR station has two
island platforms An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...
with four tracks. *This station is an intermediate station on the "Biwako Line", but only the Tokaido Line for Maibara is informed as that common name, and the line for Kyoto and Osaka is as the "JR Kyoto Line". There are trains of the Biwako Line and the Kosei Line between this station and Kyoto.


Yamashina Station (Kyoto Subway Tozai Line)

The subway station has an
island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular o ...
with two tracks.


Keihan Yamashina Station (Keihan Keishin Line)

The Keihan station has two
side platforms A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...
with two tracks.


History

Station numbering was introduced to the JR lines in March 2018 with Yamashina being assigned station number JR-A30 for the Biwako Line and JR B-30 for the Kosei Line.


Adjacent stations

, - !colspan=5, West Japan Railway Company (JR West) (Yamashina) , - !colspan=5, Keihan Electric Railway (Keihan Yamashina)


Yamashina Station (first)


References


External links

*
Yamashina Station
from jr-odekake.net (JR West) *

(Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau) *
Keihan-Yamashina Station
from Okeihan.net (Keihan Electric Railway) {{Keihan Keishin Line Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture Tōkaidō Main Line Railway stations in Kyoto Stations of Keihan Electric Railway Railway stations in Japan opened in 1921