JR Ogura Station
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JR Ogura Station JR小倉駅 | |||||
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JR Ogura Station in January 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Uji, Kyoto Prefecture Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°53′21″N 135°47′09″E / 34.88917°N 135.78583°E | ||||
| Operated by | |||||
| Line(s) | D Nara Line | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | JR-D10 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 3 March 2001 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY 2023 | 3,632 daily[1] | ||||
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JR Ogura Station (JR小倉駅, JR Ogura-eki) is a train station Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the closest station on the JR lines to the old Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant, which is the site of the Nintendo Museum.
JR Ogura Station is served by the Nara Line.
Station Layout
Passenger statistics
According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.[citation needed]
| Year | Passengers |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,000 |
| 2001 | 1,236 |
| 2002 | 1,427 |
| 2003 | 1,563 |
| 2004 | 1,647 |
| 2005 | 1,737 |
| 2006 | 1,778 |
| 2007 | 1,838 |
| 2008 | 1,888 |
| 2009 | 1,860 |
| 2010 | 1,893 |
| 2011 | 1,910 |
| 2012 | 1,914 |
| 2013 | 1,934 |
| 2014 | 1,910 |
| 2015 | 1,921 |
| 2016 | 1,863 |
History
The station opened on 3 March 2001.[2] It opened at the same time as the double track between Uji Station and Shinden Station on the Nara Line.[3] The IC card ticket "ICOCA" can be used since 1 November 2003. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with JR Fujinomori being assigned station number JR-D10.[4][5]