Kamikoma Station
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JR WestKamikoma Station 上狛駅  | |||||||||||
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 Kamikoma Station in 2020 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Yamashiro-chō Kamikoma Kitanodashiba, Kizugawa-shi, Kyoto-ku 619-0204 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°45′02″N 135°49′16″E / 34.750489°N 135.821083°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Nara Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 1.6 km (0.99 miles) from Kizu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | JR West | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | None | ||||||||||
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| Station code | JR-D18 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 May 1902 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 678 daily[1] | ||||||||||
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Kamikoma Station (上狛駅, Kamikoma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It has the station number "JR-D18".
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ D Nara Line | for Uji and Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ D Nara Line | for Nara |
History
Kamikoma Station was opened on 3 May 1902 as a station on the Nara Railway. The Nara Railway merged with the Kansai Railway in 1905 and was nationalized in 1907.With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kamikoma being assigned station number JR-D18.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows. On the Nara Line, it is the station with the fewest passengers.[4]
| Year | Passengers |
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| 1999 | 597 |
| 2000 | 562 |
| 2001 | 515 |
| 2002 | 471 |
| 2003 | 463 |
| 2004 | 463 |
| 2005 | 460 |
| 2006 | 460 |
| 2007 | 468 |
| 2008 | 468 |
| 2009 | 452 |
| 2010 | 433 |
| 2011 | 448 |
| 2012 | 427 |
| 2013 | 430 |
| 2014 | 416 |
| 2015 | 410 |
| 2016 | 397 |
| 2017 | 397 |
| 2018 | 392 |
| 2019 | 383 |
Surrounding area
- Kizugawa City Hall Yamashiro Branch (formerly Yamashiro Town Hall)
- Kizugawa City Kamikoma Elementary School
- Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Local Museum