Yamashiro-Aodani Station

山城青谷駅
West Japan Railway Company
Yamashiro-Aodani Station in July 2008
General information
Location58, Ichinobe Gotō, Jōyō-shi, Kyoto-fu 610-0114
Japan
Coordinates34°49′42″N 135°48′00″E / 34.828472°N 135.799922°E / 34.828472; 135.799922
Operated by JR West
Line(s) D  Nara Line
Distance10.7 km (6.6 mi) from Kizu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code JR-D14 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened13 February 1926 (1926-02-13)
Passengers
FY2019921 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Nagaike
towards Kyoto
Nara Line Yamashiro-Taga
towards Nara
Location
Yamashiro-Aodani Station is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Yamashiro-Aodani Station
Yamashiro-Aodani Station
Location within Kyoto Prefecture
Yamashiro-Aodani Station is located in Japan
Yamashiro-Aodani Station
Yamashiro-Aodani Station
Yamashiro-Aodani Station (Japan)

Yamashiro-Aodani Station (山城青谷駅, Yamashiro-Aodani-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Jōyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Yamashiro-Aodani Station is served by the Nara Line and is located at 10.7 km (6.6 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kizu and 17.7 kilometers from Nara.

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms connected by an elevated station building which also serves ass a local community center. The station has a POS terminal. The IC card ticket "ICOCA" can be used at this station. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1   D  Nara Line for Uji and Kyoto
2   D  Nara Line for Nara

History

Yamashiro-Aodani was opened as a temporary stop on 13 February 1926, and elevated to a full passenger station on 1 December 1933. 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 Yamashiro-Aodani being assigned station number JR-D14.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows. It is the nearest station to Aotani Plum Tree, and the use increases slightly during plum blossom season.[3]

Year Passengers
1999 1,088
2000 1,055
2001 1,090
2002 1,014
2003 1,047
2004 1,038
2005 1,038
2006 1,019
2007 993
2008 1,027
2009 992
2010 975
2011 975
2012 986
2013 959
2014 956
2015 954
2016 959
2017 967
2018 945
2019 921

Surrounding area

  • Joyo City Aoya Elementary School
  • Aoya Plum Gardens
  • Kyoto Prefectural Joyo Technical College for the Disabled

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. "「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.
  3. 京都府統計書. www.pref.kyoto.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-23.

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