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Fukuchiyama Station

Fukuchiyama Station

Railway station in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan


Fukuchiyama Station (福知山駅, Fukuchiyama-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway company Willer Trains (Kyoto Tango Railway).

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Fukuchiyama Station interior, June 2006

Lines

Fukuchiyama Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 88.5 kilometers (55.0 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kyōto. It is also the northern terminus of the Fukuchiyama Line, and is located 106.5 kilometers (66.2 mi) from the southern terminus of the line at Amagasaki. It is also the terminus for the 30.4-kilometer (18.9 mi) private Miyafuku Line to Miyazu.

Layout

The JR station consists of an elevated side platform and two elevated island platforms serving five tracks, with the station building underneath. The JR portion of the station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Kyoto Tango Railway portion has an island platform serving two tracks. The station is one of the 15 staffed stations operated by KTR. Limited express trains named "Tango Relay" arrive at and depart from the platform for the KTR Line.

Platforms

1, 2   San'in Line for Ayabe, Nishi-Maizuru, and Kyoto
(local trains, limited express trains "Kinosaki")
for Wadayama, Toyooka, and Kinosaki-Onsen
(part of local trains)
  San'in Line for Wadayama, Toyooka, and Kinosaki-Onsen
(part of local trains)
  Fukuchiyama Line for Sasayamaguchi, Takarazuka, and Osaka
(mainly limited express trains "Kounotori")
3, 4   San'in Line for Wadayama, Toyooka, and Kinosaki-Onsen
(local trains, limited express trains ("Kounotori", "Kinosaki"))
  Fukuchiyama Line for Sasayamaguchi, Takarazuka, and Osaka
(local trains, Tambaji rapid services, part of limited express trains "Kounotori")
 KTR Miyafuku Line from the JR West Sanin Line for Ōe, Miyazu, and Amanohashidate
(limited express trains "Hashidate")
5   Fukuchiyama Line for Sasayamaguchi, Takarazuka, and Osaka
(local trains, Tambaji rapid services)
1, 2  KTR Miyafuku Line for Ōe, Miyazu, and Amanohashidate
(local trains, rapid trains "Ōeyama")
(limited express trains "Tango Relay")

Adjacent stations

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Bus routes

West JR Bus, Kyoto Kotsu, Tango Kairiku Kostu, Osaka Bus and so on are operated.

North Exit

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  • Following buses operated by Fukuchiyama City Community bus.
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South Exit

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History

Fukuchiyama 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the JR West portion of the station was used by an average of 3,783 passengers daily.The KTR station was used by 1033 passengers during the same period.[1]

Surrounding area

See also


References

  1. 福知山市統計書 平成29年版 [Fukuchiyama City Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Fukuchiyama City. 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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