Operated by JR West Opened 1938 | Address Japan | |
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Location Minami, Kyoto, Kyoto
Japan Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line) Similar Katsuragawa Station, Saiin Station, Tambaguchi Station, Nishi‑Kyōgoku Station, Mukōmachi Station | ||
Trains in nishi ji station jr kyoto line 09 03 2016
Nishiōji Station (西大路駅, Nishiōji-eki) is a railway station located in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It serves the JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) of West Japan Railway Company. The distances to major stations are 2.5 km to Kyoto Station, 40.3 km to Osaka Station and 516.1 km to Tokyo Station.
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- Trains in nishi ji station jr kyoto line 09 03 2016
- Trains
- Station facilities
- History
- Environs
- References
The station was named after Nishiōji Street, which crosses the railway by an underground path beneath the station platforms. Nishiōji Oike Station, a subway station opened along the street (about 3 km north of this station) in 2008 was also tentatively called Nishiōji Station before the name was finalized.
Trains
Trains of the JR Kyoto Line except special rapid service trains stop at the station, and rapid service trains pass in the morning.
Station facilities
The tracks run east to west and the station building stands south of the tracks. On the tracks there are two island platforms. One of the platforms is located under the elevated tracks of Tōkaidō Shinkansen. Tracks 2 and 3 are for passenger use:
Tracks 1 and 4 are used only for passing trains and are fenced. Two platforms are connected to the station building by an underground passage. The station provides automated and window services for passengers including seat reservation.
History
Nishiōji Station opened on September 16, 1938, as a stop of local electric train service, which was extended from Suita Station to Kyoto Station in 1937.
Environs
Around the station is an industrial area. Headquarters of Wacoal and Horiba are located near the station. The yard of Kyoto Freight Terminal operated by Japan Freight Railway Company is also adjacent to Nishiōji Station.
On November 16, 2009, a metal drum was exploded in the facility of pharmaceutical company Nippon Shinyaku north of the station. The drum flew over the station as well as Shinkansen tracks and landed in a parking lot in front of the station. No one was hurt.