Kasagi Station

Kasagi Station (笠置駅, Kasagi-eki) is a passenger railway station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) located in the town of Kasagi, Kyoto, Japan. The station is outside of the ICOCA service area, so no IC cards can be used to pay fares.

Kasagi Station

笠置駅
West Japan Railway Company
JR West regional rail station
Kasagi Station in May 2022
General information
LocationŌaza Kasagi, Kasagi-chō, Sōraku-gun, Kyoto-fu 619-1303
Japan
Coordinates34°45′33″N 135°56′03″E
Owned byWest Japan Railway Company JR West
Line(s) V  Kansai Main Line
Distance54.3 km (33.7 mi) from Kameyama
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks3 (1 disused)
Train operatorsWest Japan Railway Company JR West
ConnectionsBus interchange Kasagi Municipal Circular Bus: (Registered residents only)
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities Available
AccessibleNone
Other information
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 November 1897 (1897-11-11)
Passengers
2019186 daily
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station
Kamo
Terminus		   Kansai Line   Ōkawara
toward Kameyama, Tsuge, and Iga-Ueno
Location
Kasagi Station is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Kasagi Station
Kasagi Station
Location within Kyoto Prefecture
Kasagi Station is located in Japan
Kasagi Station
Kasagi Station
Kasagi Station (Japan)

Lines

Kasagi Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is located at 54.3 km (33.7 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama.

Layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed. A coin locker is installed.

Platforms
1 ■ V Kansai Main Line for Kamo
2 ■ V Kansai Main Line for Kameyama, Tsuge, and Iga-Ueno
  • The platform in April 2007
    The platform in April 2007
  • The station structure in April 2007
    The station structure in April 2007

History

Kasagi Station opened on 11 November 1897 as a station on the Kansai Railway.[1] The Kansai Railway was nationalized in 1907 and the line renamed the Kansai Main Line in 1909. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[2]

Year Passengers
2008 326
2009 315
2010 310
2011 320
2012 296
2013 285
2014 268
2015 257
2016 233
2017 219
2018 200
2019 186

Surrounding area

This station is located in an area where the Kansai Main Line runs parallel to the south bank of the Kizugawa River and National Route 163 runs parallel to the north bank, and is surrounded by mountains. Kasagi Ohashi Bridge is built on the east side of the station as a bridge connecting north and south. Kasagi once prospered as a hot spring town, and hot spring inns were built on both banks of the Kizugawa River

See also

References
  1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 339. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. Kyoto Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
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