Fushimi Station (Kyoto)

Fushimi Station (伏見駅, Fushimi-eki) is a railway station on Kintetsu Railway's Kyoto Line located in Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan.

Fushimi Station

伏見駅
近鉄京都線 伏見駅 Fushimi station 2013.1.10 - panoramio
Fushimi station 2013.1.10
General information
LocationFushimi, Kyoto, Kyoto
Japan
Operated byKintetsu Railway
Line(s)Kyoto Line
Other information
Station codeB06
WebsiteOfficial
History
OpenedSeptember 3, 1928
Passengers
FY2015[1]2.7 million

Lines

Building

The elevated station has two side platforms with two tracks.[2]

Platforms

1  Kyoto Line For Shin-Tanabe, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara, and Kashiharajingu-mae
2  Kyoto Line For Takeda, Kyoto and Kokusaikaikan

History

Fushimi Station
1895-1921
Kyoto
Inari
Fushimi
Momoyama
1921-1928
Kyoto
Inari
Fushimi
Momoyama

The location of the station was a site of former Fushimi Station on the government-run Nara Line railway. Since a reroute of the Nara Line to the present route (via Inari Station) in 1921, Fushimi Station had been a terminal of a freight branch until its closure about two months before the opening of the present station.

  • September 5, 1895 - The station opens as a station of Nara Railway
  • February 7, 1905 - Nara Railway merges into Kansai Railway
  • October 1, 1907 - Kansai Railway is nationalized
  • August 1, 1921 - The line between Kyoto and Fushimi closes; Fushimi Station survives as a freight station
  • September 3, 1928 - The freight line between Fushimi and Momoyama closes and Fushimi Station closes
  • November 15, 1928 - The station opens as a station of Nara Electric Railroad
  • October 1, 1963 - NER merges and the station becomes part of Kintetsu

Adjacent stations

Service
Kyoto Line (Kintetsu)
Express: Does not stop at this station
Semi-Express: Does not stop at this station
Takeda   Local   Kintetsu-Tambabashi

References

  1. 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto.
  2. "Station Map". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. City of Kyoto. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

34°56′46.35″N 135°45′40.56″E


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