Railway station in Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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| Nishi-Mukō Station 西向日駅 | |||||||
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 Nishi-Mukō Station building, August 2017 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | Minamibiraki Kamiuenocho, Mukō-shi, Kyoto-fu 617-0006 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°56′25.31″N 135°42′10.74″E / 34.9403639°N 135.7029833°E / 34.9403639; 135.7029833 | ||||||
| Operated by |  Hankyu Railway. | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hankyu Kyoto Line | ||||||
| Distance | 33.6 km (20.9 miles) from Jūsō | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||
| Station code | HK-78 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | November 1, 1928 (1928-11-01) | ||||||
| Previous names | Nishi-Mukōmachi (until 1972) | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 12,493 daily | ||||||
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Nishi-Mukō Station (西向日駅, Nishi-Mukō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway.
Lines
Nishi-Mukō Station is served by the Hankyu Kyoto Line, and is located 33.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Jūsō and 36.0 kilometers from Osaka-umeda.
Layout
The station has two side platforms serving two tracks, connected by an underground passage. This underground passage also functions as a general road connecting both sides of the station, and a partition in the center of the road separates the inside and outside of the station.
History
The station opened as Nishi-Mukōmachi Station on November 1, 1928, the day the Shinkeihan Line (present-day Hankyu Kyoto Main Line) was extended from Takatsuki-machi to Kyoto Saiin. On October 1, 1972 when the town of Mukō (Mukō-machi in Japanese) became a city (Mukō-shi in Japanese), the station name was changed to the current one.
In 1978 when the underground passage of the station was constructed, an archaeological excavation at the station found some ruins of Nagaoka-kyō, the capital city of Japan from 784 to 794, and earlier period.
Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-78.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 12,493 passengers daily
Surrounding area
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hankyu Kyoto Line | ||||
| Commutation Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Semi limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Nagaoka-Tenjin | Semi-Express | Higashi-Mukō | ||
| Nagaoka-Tenjin | Local | Higashi-Mukō | ||
See also
References
- ^ Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 105. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
- "「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.
- 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年）
External links
- "西向日駅" [Nishi-Mukō Station]. Hankyu Railway (in Japanese).