Ayabe_Station
Ayabe Station
Railway station in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Ayabe Station (綾部駅, Ayabe-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station serves limited expresses "Kinosaki", Maizuru" and Hashidate".
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Ayabe Station 綾部駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Ayabe Station south exit, August 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 7-1, Higashi-Ichigatsubo, Saiwai-dori, Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture 623-0051 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°18′7.41″N 135°15′9.48″E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  JR West | |||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 76.2 km (47.3 mi) from Kyoto | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island+ 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Bus stop | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 November 1904; 119 years ago (1904-11-03) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2016 | 3,180 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Ayabe Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 76.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. It is also the southern terminus of the Maizuru Line, and is 26.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Higashi-Maizuru.
The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ E San'in Main Line | for Sonobe and Kyoto for Fukuchiyama and Toyooka |
| ■ L Maizuru Line | for Nishi-Maizuru and Higashi-Maizuru | |
| 3 | ■ E San'in Main Line | for Fukuchiyama and Toyooka |
| ■ L Maizuru Line | for Nishi-Maizuru and Higashi-Maizuru (part of trains) |
Ayabe Station opened on November 3, 1904. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3180 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)
- Gunze head office
- Ayabe City Hall
- JR Oddekake.net - Ayabe station information (in Japanese)
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