Tanakura Station
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JR WestTanakura Station 棚倉駅  | |||||||||||
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 Tanakura Station in January 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Minamiharaido Yamashiro-cho Hirao, Kizugawa-shi, Kyoto-fu 619-0202 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°46′29″N 135°48′58″E / 34.774708°N 135.816183°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Nara Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 4.4 km (2.7 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-D17 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 13 March 1896 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 1,120 daily[1] | ||||||||||
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Tanakura Station (棚倉駅, Tanakura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ D Nara Line | for Uji and Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ D Nara Line | for Nara |
History
Tanakura Station was opened on 13 March 1896 as a station on the Nara Railway, when the line was extended from Tamamizu Station to Kizu Station. 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 Tanakura being assigned station number JR-D17.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.[4]
| Year | Passengers |
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| 1999 | 589 |
| 2000 | 559 |
| 2001 | 570 |
| 2002 | 581 |
| 2003 | 581 |
| 2004 | 564 |
| 2005 | 575 |
| 2006 | 562 |
| 2007 | 560 |
| 2008 | 534 |
| 2009 | 515 |
| 2010 | 545 |
| 2011 | 568 |
| 2012 | 571 |
| 2013 | 562 |
| 2014 | 559 |
| 2015 | 587 |
| 2016 | 589 |
| 2017 | 573 |
| 2018 | 559 |
| 2019 | 552 |
Surrounding area
- Fudo River Embankment Historic Park
