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Kamikoma Station

Railway station in Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

34°45′02″N 135°49′16″E / 34.750489°N 135.821083°E / 34.750489; 135.821083Operated by

JR WestLine(s) D Nara LineDistance1.6 km (0.99 mi) from KizuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Train operators

JR WestConstructionStructure typeGround levelAccessibleNoneOther informationStation code JR-D18 WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened3 May 1902 (1902-05-03)PassengersFY2019383 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Tanakura towards Kyoto		Nara Line		Kizu towards Nara

Location
Kamikoma Station Location within Kyoto Prefecture Show map of Kyoto Prefecture Kamikoma Station Kamikoma Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Kamikoma Station (上狛駅, Kamikoma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It has the station number "JR-D18".

Lines

Kamikoma Station is served by the Nara Line], and is located at 1.6 km (0.99 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kizu. and 8.6 kilometers from Nara.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

History

Kamikoma Station was opened on 3 May 1902 as a station on the Nara Railway. The Nara Railway merged with the Kansai Railway in 1905 and was nationalized in 1907.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 Kamikoma being assigned station number JR-D18.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows. On the Nara Line, it is the station with the fewest passengers.^[3]


Year	Passengers
1999	597
2000	562
2001	515
2002	471
2003	463
2004	463
2005	460
2006	460
2007	468
2008	468
2009	452
2010	433
2011	448
2012	427
2013	430
2014	416
2015	410
2016	397
2017	397
2018	392
2019	383

Surrounding area

Kizugawa City Hall Yamashiro Branch (formerly Yamashiro Town Hall)
Kizugawa City Kamikoma Elementary School
Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Local Museum

References

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