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Ayabe Station

Railway station in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

E San'in Main Line
L Maizuru Line

Distance76.2 km (47.3 mi) from KyotoPlatforms1 island+ 1 side platformTracks3Connections

Bus stopConstructionStructure typeAt gradeOther informationStatusStaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened3 November 1904; 119 years ago (1904-11-03)PassengersFY20163,180 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Takatsu towards Kinosaki-Onsen		San'in Line		Yamaga towards Kyoto
through to San'in Main Line		Maizuru Line Local		Fuchigaki towards Higashi-Maizuru

Location
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Ayabe Station (綾部駅, Ayabe-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station serves limited expresses "Kinosaki", Maizuru" and Hashidate".

Lines

Ayabe Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 76.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. It is also the southern terminus of the Maizuru Line, and is 26.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Higashi-Maizuru.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1, 2	■ E San'in Main Line	for Sonobe and Kyoto for Fukuchiyama and Toyooka
1, 2	■ L Maizuru Line	for Nishi-Maizuru and Higashi-Maizuru
3	■ E San'in Main Line	for Fukuchiyama and Toyooka
3	■ L Maizuru Line	for Nishi-Maizuru and Higashi-Maizuru (part of trains)

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
San'in Main Line
Yamaga	Local (including Sagano Line rapid services)	Takatsu
Wachi Tachiki (2 eastbound trains)	Rapid service (Sonobe—Fukuchiyama)	Takatsu

History

Ayabe Station opened on November 3, 1904. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.