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
LocationFushimi, Kyoto, Kyoto
Japan
Operated byKintetsu Railway
Line(s)Kyoto Line
Other information
Station codeB06
WebsiteOfficial
History
Opened1928
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.


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