Tōfukuji Station

Railway station in Kyoto, Japan
  • Keihan Railway
  • JR West
Line(s)
  • Keihan Main Line
  • Nara Line
ConnectionsBus stopOther informationStation code JR-D02  (JR West)HistoryOpened15 April 1910PassengersFY2015[1]
  • 6.8 million (Keihan)
  • 7.0 million (JR West)
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Kyōto
towards Kyoto
 Nara Line
Local
 Inari
towards Nara
Location
Tōfukuji Station is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Tōfukuji Station
Tōfukuji Station
Location within Kyoto Prefecture
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Tōfukuji Station is located in Japan
Tōfukuji Station
Tōfukuji Station
Tōfukuji Station (Japan)
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Tōfukuji Station (東福寺駅, Tōfukuji-eki) is a railway station located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It serves both the Keihan Main Line and the JR West Nara Line, with passengers able to transfer directly between services. It has the Keihan station number "KH36", and the JR West station number "JR-D02".

Nara line platforms, 2020

Lines

Layout

The station is at ground level. The Keihan and JR sections have two side platforms each. The Demachiyanagi-bound platform for Keihan tracks and the Nara-bound platform for JR tracks are on the same structure, but are separated by a wall. On November 6, 2011, ticket gates for transferring between services were opened between these platforms, which can be used from from 7am until 7pm. Outside of these hours, passengers must walk on a bridge between the platforms.[2]

Keihan Railway

1 ■ Keihan Main Line for Sanjo and Demachiyanagi
2 ■ Keihan Main Line for Chushojima, Hirakatashi, Yodoyabashi and Nakanoshima

JR West

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

Passenger statistics

The Keihan station was used by 14,442 passengers per day and the JR West station was used by 16,055 passengers per day in fiscal year 2012.[1] According to the Kyoto City statistics and Kyoto Prefecture statistics, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.[citation needed]

year Keihan Line JR Nara Line
2004 6,455 5,526
2005 6,592 5,805
2006 6,216 6,178
2007 6,170 6,433
2008 7,164 6,660
2009 7,211 6,882
2010 7,282 7,222
2011 6,934 7,538
2012 7,403 8,027
2013 7,907 8,433
2014 8,644 8,899
2015 9,366 9,541
2016 7,625 9,627

History

The station opened on 15 April 1910, when operation on the Keihan Main Line began. The station initially only served Keihan trains; the track of the Nara Line, then operated by JNR, ran next to the station, and a JNR station was not built until 27 December 1957.[3] At the time, the Nara Line was single-tracked, and the station had only one platform. A passing loop and a second platform was completed in July 1994. This section of the Nara Line was double-tracked in March 2001.[4]

Station numbering was introduced to the JR West station in March 2018 with Tōfukuji being assigned station number JR-D02.[5][6]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line
Toba-kaidō   Local   Shichijō
Toba-kaidō   Sub Express
Commuter Sub Express (only running for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima on weekday mornings) 		  Shichijō
Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Rapid Express (only running for Nakanoshima on weekday mornings): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
JR West Nara Line
Kyōto   Local   Inari
Kyōto   Regional Rapid Service   Rokujizō
Kyōto   Rapid Service   Rokujizō
Kyōto   Miyakoji Rapid Service   Rokujizō

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (March 6, 2020). "Station map" (PDF). p. 1. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 351. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ West Japan Railway Company (March 2014). "奈良線第2期複線化事業（JR藤森～宇治・新田～城陽・山城多賀～玉水間複線化）環境影響評価方法書" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "「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.
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