Mukōmachi Station

向日町駅
West Japan Railway Company
Mukōmachi Station, December 2015
General information
LocationKuguso Teradochō, Mukō-cho, Kyoto-fu 617-0002
Japan
Coordinates34°57′18″N 135°42′34″E / 34.95500°N 135.70944°E / 34.95500; 135.70944
Owned byWest Japan Railway Company JR-West
Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line)
Distance6.4 km (4.0 mi) from Kyoto
Platforms2 island platforms
Construction
Structure typeGround level
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code JR-A34 
History
OpenedJuly 28, 1876 (1876-07-28)
Passengers
FY20197994 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Katsuragawa
towards Kyōto
JR Kyōto Line Nagaokakyō
towards Ōsaka
Location
Mukōmachi Station is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Mukōmachi Station
Mukōmachi Station
Location within Kyoto Prefecture
Mukōmachi Station is located in Japan
Mukōmachi Station
Mukōmachi Station
Mukōmachi Station (Japan)
Platforms

Mukōmachi Station (向日町駅, Mukōmachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Mukōmachi Station is one of three railway stations in the city of Mukō; the others are Nishi-Mukō and Higashi-Mukō stations on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.

Lines

Mukōmachi Station is served by trains of the JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line). Only local trains stop at this station except for special rapid service trains which stop in the morning. The station is 6.4 km to Kyoto Station, 36.4 km to Osaka Station and 520.0 km to Tokyo Station.

Station facilities

The track runs north to south and the station building stands west of the tracks. On the tracks there are two island platforms, which are connected by a footbridge. Tracks No. 2 and 3 are for passenger use, with Tracks No. 1 and 4 fenced off as all trains on the outer tracks pass through this station without stopping. The station is staffed.

1   JR Kyōto Line Passing trains only
2   JR Kyōto Line for Shin-Osaka, Osaka and Sannomiya
3   JR Kyōto Line for Takatsuki and Kyoto
4   JR Kyōto Line Passing trains only

History

Mukōmachi Station opened on 28 July 1876, as the first railway station in Kyoto Prefecture when the nation's second-oldest railway line connecting Osaka and Kobe was first extended towards Kyoto. The location of the station was a crossing point of the railway and the Saigoku Highway (西国街道, Saigoku Kaidō) to Kyoto. The railway once terminated at Mukōmachi was extended to the temporary station of Kyoto on 5 September 1876.[1]

Mukōmachi was the name of the predecessor town of the city of Mukō. When Mukō become a city in 1972, the two Hankyu stations were renamed from Nishi-Mukōmachi and Higashi-Mukōmachi respectively, but the name of JNR station was not changed.

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Mukōmachi being assigned station number JR-A34.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical book, in fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 7994 passengers per day.[4]

Environs

South of the station is the large train yard called Kyoto Sōgō Untensho, a base of passenger trains of West Japan Railway. Higashi-Mukō Station of the Hankyu Kyoto Line is located about 0.5 km southwest of the station. A free bus service connects the station to Mukōmachi Keirinjō bicycle racecourse when keirin races are held there.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR Kyoto Line
Katsuragawa   Local (Including rapid service after the morning)   Nagaokakyō
Rapid Service (in the morning): Does not stop at this station
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Kansai Airport Limited Express "Haruka": Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Kuroshio": Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Super Hakuto": Does not stop at this station
Limited Express "Thunderbird": Does not stop at this station

See also

References

  1. 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 35. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. "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.
  3. "「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.
  4. Kyoto Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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