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Railway station in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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Nishi-Maizuru Station
西舞鶴駅
Nishi-Maizuru Station building, March 2007
General information
LocationIsazu, Maizuru-shi, Kyoto-fu 624-0816
Japan
Coordinates35°26′30.75″N 135°19′49.4″E / 35.4418750°N 135.330389°E / 35.4418750; 135.330389
Operated by
Line(s)
Platforms2 side+ 1 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeM8 (KTR)
History
Opened3 November 1904 (1904-11-03)
Previous namesMaizuru (until 1944)
Passengers
FY20191478 daily (JR - 2017)
361 (KTR - 2019)
Location
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Nishi-Maizuru Station (西舞鶴駅, Nishi-Maizuru-eki) is a union passenger railway station located in the city of Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private railway company Willer Trains (Kyoto Tango Railway).

Lines

Nishi-Maizuru Station is station on the JR Maizuru Line and is 19.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ayabe. It is also the terminal station for the Miyazu Line and is 83.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Toyooka.

Layout

The JR West portion of the station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed. The Kyoto Tango Railway portion of the station consists of one dead-headed side platform.

JR West

2 ■  L  Maizuru Line for Higashi-Maizuru and Tsuruga
for Ayabe, Fukuchiyama and Kyoto (local trains every morning and every night)
3 ■  L  Maizuru Line for Ayabe, Fukuchiyama and Kyoto
4 ■  L  Maizuru Line for Higashi-Maizuru and Tsuruga (partly)
for Ayabe, Fukuchiyama and Kyoto (partly)

Kyoto Tango Railway

  ■ Miyazu Line for Miyazu

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Maizuru Line
Ayabe   Maizuru   Higashi-Maizuru
Magura   Local   Higashi-Maizuru
Kyoto Tango Railway Miyazu Line
Terminus   Local   Shisho

History

The station was opened on November 3, 1904 as Maizuru Station (舞鶴駅). It was renamed on April 1, 1944. The current station building was completed in 1999.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Kyoto Tango Railway portion station was used by an average of 361 passengers daily. The last published data for the JR West portion of the station was 1487 passengers daily in fiscal 2017.

Surrounding area

  • Maizuru Castle (Tanabe Castle)
  • Maizuru City Hall West Branch
  • Kyoto Prefectural Nishi Maizuru High School

See also

References

  1. 舞鶴市統計書（令和2年版) 64 京都丹後鉄道駅別乗客数 [Maizuru City Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Maizuru City. 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Stations of the JR West Maizuru Line
L
Stations of the Kyoto Tango Railway Miyazu Line (Miyamai Line, Miyatoyo Line)
Miyamai Line
Miyatoyo Line
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