Nishi-Kyōgoku Station

Nishi-Kyōgoku Station
西京極駅
Location Ukyō, Kyoto, Kyoto
Japan
Operated by Hankyu Corporation
Line(s) Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
History
Opened 1928
Traffic
Passengers (2012[1]) 7,037,000

Nishi-Kyōgoku Station (西京極駅 Nishi-Kyōgoku-eki) is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The station opened on November 1, 1928.[2]

It is close to the Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium and other sports facilities.

Layout

The station has two side platforms serving a track each.

north side  Kyoto Line for Kawaramachi and Karasuma
south side  Kyoto Line for Osaka (Umeda, Tengachaya), Kita-Senri, Kobe, and Takarazuka

Usage

In fiscal 2012 (April 2012 to March 2013), about 3,273,000 passengers started travel from this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.[3]

YearNumber
(in thousands)
20013,227
20023,118
20033,091
20043,024
20053,143
20063,140
20073,298
20083,445
20093,192
20103,199
20113,192
20123,273

Stations next to Nishi-Kyōgoku

« Service »
Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line
Katsura   Local   Saiin
Katsura   Semi-Express   Saiin
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Commutation Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Kyo-Train", "Ogura": Does not stop at this station

References

  1. Statistics of Kyoto City(in Japanese)
  2. Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 109. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
  3. Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture

External links

Coordinates: 34°59′32.58″N 135°43′5.94″E / 34.9923833°N 135.7183167°E / 34.9923833; 135.7183167

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 10, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.