Mukōmachi Station (向日町駅, Mukōmachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Mukōmachi Station is one of three railway stations in the city of Mukō; the others are Nishi-Mukō and Higashi-Mukō stations on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.
Mukōmachi Station 向日町駅  | |||||||||||
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 Mukōmachi Station, December 2015 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kuguso Teradochō, Mukō-cho, Kyoto-fu 617-0002 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°57′18″N 135°42′34″E / 34.95500°N 135.70944°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | JR-West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line) | ||||||||||
| Distance | 6.4 km (4.0 miles) from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-A34 | ||||||||||
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| Opened | July 28, 1876 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 7994 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editMukōmachi Station is served by trains of the JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line). Only local trains stop at this station except for special rapid service trains which stop in the morning. The station is 6.4 km to Kyoto Station, 36.4 km to Osaka Station and 520.0 km to Tokyo Station.
Station facilities
editThe track runs north to south and the station building stands west of the tracks. On the tracks there are two island platforms, which are connected by a footbridge. 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. The station is staffed.
| 1 | ■ JR Kyōto Line
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Passing trains only |
| 2 | ■ JR Kyōto Line
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for Shin-Osaka, Osaka and Sannomiya |
| 3 | ■ JR Kyōto Line
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for Takatsuki and Kyoto |
| 4 | ■ JR Kyōto Line
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Passing trains only |
History
editMukōmachi Station opened on 28 July 1876, as the first railway station in Kyoto Prefecture when the nation's second-oldest railway line connecting Osaka and Kobe was first extended towards Kyoto. The location of the station was a crossing point of the railway and the Saigoku Highway (西国街道, Saigoku Kaidō) to Kyoto. The railway once terminated at Mukōmachi was extended to the temporary station of Kyoto on 5 September 1876.[1]
Mukōmachi was the name of the predecessor town of the city of Mukō. When Mukō become a city in 1972, the two Hankyu stations were renamed from Nishi-Mukōmachi and Higashi-Mukōmachi respectively, but the name of JNR station was not changed.
Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Mukōmachi being assigned station number JR-A34.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
editAccording to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical book, in fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 7994 passengers per day.[4]
Environs
editSouth of the station is the large train yard called Kyoto Sōgō Untensho, a base of passenger trains of West Japan Railway. Higashi-Mukō Station of the Hankyu Kyoto Line is located about 0.5 km southwest of the station. A free bus service connects the station to Mukōmachi Keirinjō bicycle racecourse when keirin races are held there.
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Katsuragawa | Local (Including rapid service after the morning) | Nagaokakyō | ||
| Rapid Service (in the morning): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kansai Airport Limited Express "Haruka": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Kuroshio": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Super Hakuto": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Thunderbird": Does not stop at this station | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 35. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Kyoto Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Mukōmachi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Mukōmachi Station (JR West official site) (in Japanese)