Nagaike Station
Nagaike Station (長池駅, Nagaike-eki) is passenger railway station located in the city of Jōyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It has the station number "JR-D13".
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 Nagaike Station in January 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 72 Kitaura Nagaike, Jōyō-shi, Kyoto-fu 610-0112 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34.8424°N 135.7900°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Nara Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 12.7 km (7.9 mi) from Kizu | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground level | ||||||||||
| Accessible | None | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-D13 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 25 January 1896 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1,210 daily | ||||||||||
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  Nagaike Station Location within Kyoto Prefecture  Nagaike Station Nagaike Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines
Nagaike Station is served by the Nara Line and is located at 12.7 km (7.9 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kizu. and 19.7 kilometers from Nara.
Layout
The station consists of two side platforms connected by an elevated station buildinglocated above the tracks. The concourse serves as a free passage connecting the north and south of the station since 27 May 2012, together with the building and spaces used by local residents. The IC card ticket "ICOCA" can be used at this station. The station is staffed.
History
Nagaike Station was opened on 25 January 1896 as a station on the Nara Railway. The Nara Railway merged with the Kansai Railway in 1905 and was nationalized in 1907.With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Nagaike being assigned station number JR-D13.[1][2]
Passenger statistics
According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.[3]
| Year | Passengers |
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| 1999 | 1,181 |
| 2000 | 1,110 |
| 2001 | 1,137 |
| 2002 | 1,118 |
| 2003 | 1,129 |
| 2004 | 1,186 |
| 2005 | 1,222 |
| 2006 | 1,249 |
| 2007 | 1,246 |
| 2008 | 1,184 |
| 2009 | 1,129 |
| 2010 | 1,121 |
| 2011 | 1,082 |
| 2012 | 1,265 |
| 2013 | 1,219 |
| 2014 | 1,214 |
| 2015 | 1,243 |
| 2016 | 1,230 |
| 2017 | 1,230 |
| 2018 | 1,197 |
| 2019 | 1,210 |
Surrounding area
On the south side is a traditional residential area that originated as the Nagaike-juku post town that developed along the Yamato Kaido in the Edo period, and on the north side are new housing developments that were built from the 1960s to the early 1950s.
See also
References
- "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- 京都府統計書. www.pref.kyoto.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-23.
