Kameoka Station

Kameoka Station 亀岡駅
Kameoka Station in August 2015
Location	Kameoka, Kyoto Japan
Coordinates	35°0′59.88″N 135°34′56.85″E / 35.0166333°N 135.5824583°ECoordinates: 35°0′59.88″N 135°34′56.85″E / 35.0166333°N 135.5824583°E
Operated by	■ JR West
Line(s)	Sanin Main Line
History
Opened	1899

Kameoka Station (亀岡駅 Kameoka-eki) is a railway station on the Sanin Main Line in Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Kameoka Station is served by the Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line).

Layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks. Tracks 1 and 2 on the north side are for trains bound for Kyōto and Tracks 3 and 4 on the south side are for trains bound for Sonobe. The ticket office and gates are in the building over the tracks. Entrances to the station are on the south and north side of the station.^[1]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sagano Line
Saga-Arashiyama		Rapid		Namikawa
Umahori		Local		Namikawa

History

Kameoka Station opened on August 15, 1899 when the Kyoto Railway extended the line from Saga to Sonobe.^[2]

References

1. "亀岡駅 構内図". Retrieved November 2, 2013.
2. Ishino, Tetsu et al. (eds.) (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese) II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 299–300. ISBN 4533029809.