Ōmiya Station (Kyoto)
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Ōmiya Station 大宮駅 | |
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_IMG_7758_R_20141130.JPG) Station building | |
| General information | |
| Location | Nakagyō, Kyoto, Kyoto Japan |
| Operated by | Hankyu Corporation |
| Line(s) | Hankyu Kyoto Main Line |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections | Shijō-Ōmiya Station (Randen) |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HK-84 |
| History | |
| Opened | 31 March 1931 |
| Previous names | Keihan Kyōto; Hankyū Kyōto (until 1963) |
| Passengers | |
| FY2015[1] | 11.5 million |
Ōmiya Station (大宮駅, Ōmiya Eki) is a railway station built underground in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. Hankyu Kyoto Line serves this station. Keifuku Electric Railroad Arashiyama Main Line terminus Shijō-Ōmiya Station locates nearby.
Layout
[edit]The station has two side platforms.
| 1 | ■ Kyoto Line | for Kyoto Kawaramachi |
| 2 | ■ Kyoto Line | for Umeda, Kobe and Takarazuka |
Usage
[edit]In fiscal 2015 (April 2015 to March 2016), about 11,537,000 passengers used this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.[2][1]
| Year | Number (in thousands) | |
|---|---|---|
| Boarding | Total | |
| 2001 | 7,092 | 14,737 |
| 2002 | 6,750 | 13,766 |
| 2003 | 6,695 | 13,595 |
| 2004 | 6,552 | 13,381 |
| 2005 | 6,112 | 12,738 |
| 2006 | 5,780 | 11,840 |
| 2007 | 5,986 | 12,050 |
| 2008 | 5,916 | 12,078 |
| 2009 | 5,214 | 10,969 |
| 2010 | 5,039 | 10,515 |
| 2011 | 4,982 | 10,181 |
| 2012 | 4,966 | 10,098 |
| 2015 | 5,639 | 11,537 |
History
[edit]The station opened on 31 March 1931 as Keihan Kyoto Station of the Shinkeihan Line, then operated by Keihan Electric Railway. After the Shinkeihan Line became the Hankyu Kyoto Line, the station was called Hankyu Kyoto Station. Since 17 June 1963 when the Hankyu Kyoto Line was extended to Kawaramachi Station, the station is no longer terminus and is called Ōmiya Station, after the street name.
Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-84.[3]
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Main Line | ||||
| Saiin | Local | Karasuma | ||
| Saiin | Semi-Express | Karasuma | ||
| Saiin | Express | Karasuma | ||
| Saiin | Semi limited Express | Karasuma | ||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Saiin | Commuter Limited Express | Karasuma | ||
| Rapid Limited Express "Kyo-Train", "Ogura": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Limited Express A "Kyo-Train": Does not stop at this station | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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. 2017.
- ^ Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture
- ^ "「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」４駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" ["Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- (in Japanese) Ōmiya Station from Hankyu Railway website
35°0′13.7″N 135°44′57″E / 35.003806°N 135.74917°E
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