Nijō Station (Kyoto)

Nijō Station (二条駅, Nijō-eki) is a train station in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Nijō Station

二条駅
Nijō Station, February 2019
General information
LocationNishinokyo Toganoocho, Nakagyō, Kyoto, Kyoto
(京都市中京区西ノ京栂尾町)
Japan
Operated by
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeT15
History
Opened15 February 1897; 127 years ago (1897-02-15)

Lines

Layout

JR West

Nijō Station

二条駅
JR West station
Nijō Station platforms, February 2019
General information
Location3, Nishinokyo Toganoocho, Nakagyō, Kyoto, Kyoto
(京都市中京区西ノ京栂尾町3)
Japan
Coordinates35°0′39.51″N 135°44′30.1″E / 35.0109750°N 135.741694°E / 35.0109750; 135.741694
Operated by JR West
Line(s)Sanin Main Line (Sagano Line)
Platforms1 Island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code JR-E04 
History
Opened15 February 1897; 127 years ago (1897-02-15)
Passengers
FY201526,415 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station JR WestFollowing station
Emmachi
towards Sonobe
Sagano Line
Rapid
Kyoto
Terminus
Sagano Line
Local
Tambaguchi
towards Kyoto

The station has one elevated island platform between two tracks. The station building was designed by Urabesekkei, an architectural firm based in Osaka. Prior to the platform elevation, the station was only accessible from the east (Sembon Street side), but the station renovation made it accessible from both the east and west sides.

The design elements of the former station building were evocative of nearby Nijō Castle. The building was dismantled and rebuilt at the Kyoto Railway Museum (then called the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum) in 1996.


1 Sagano Linefor Kyoto
2 Sagano Linefor Kameoka, Sonobe and Fukuchiyama
Former Nijō Station building now at Kyoto Railway Museum

Kyoto Subway

T15
Nijō Station

二条駅
Kyoto Municipal Subway station
Station entrance, February 2019
General information
Location3, Nishinokyo Toganoocho, Nakagyō, Kyoto, Kyoto
(京都市中京区西ノ京栂尾町3)
Japan
Coordinates35°0′42.76″N 135°44′28.73″E / 35.0118778°N 135.7413139°E / 35.0118778; 135.7413139
Operated by Kyoto Municipal Subway
Line(s) Tōzai Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeT15
History
Opened12 October 1997; 26 years ago (1997-10-12)
Passengers
FYdaily[2]
Services
Preceding station Kyoto Municipal SubwayFollowing station
Nishiōji Oike
T16
Tōzai LineNijōjō-mae
T14
towards Rokujizō

Subway station has one underground island platform with two tracks, separated by platform screen doors.


1 Tōzai Linefor Uzumasa Tenjingawa
2 Tōzai Linefor Karasuma Oike, Rokujizo and Hamaotsu
Tōzai Line platforms

History

Nijō Station opened on 15 February 1897 and was the terminus of the Kyoto Railway (present-day San'in Main Line) until 27 April of the same year.[3] The original station building was moved to its current location at the Kyoto Railway Museum on 1 April 1996.[4] The Tōzai Line subway opened on 12 October 1997. The Tōzai line was extended to the Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station on 16 January 2008.[5]

Station numbering was introduced to the JR West platforms in March 2018 with Nijō being assigned station number JR-E04.[6][7]

Ridership

Daily Average, Nijō Subway Station[8]
YearBoarding PassengersArriving PassengersTotal
20138,8028,36417,166
20149,2028,74517,947
20159,6249,14318,767
20169,9859,48619,471
201710,2819,76720,048

Surrounding area

East Side

The Shinsenen and the Nijō Castle are within walking distance, however in case of traveling via subway, the adjacent station of Nijōjō-mae is closer.

West Side

  • BiVi Nijō.

Buses

Nijo-eki-nishiguchi

Kyoto City Bus
Airport limousine

Nijo-ekimae

Kyoto City Bus
Kyoto Bus Co., Ltd.
  • Route 61 for Arashiyama and Daikaku-ji via Marutamachi Street and Kyoto Studio Park / for Sanjo Keihan via Shijo Kawaramachi
  • Route 62 for Arashiyama and Kiyotaki via Marutamachi Street and Kyoto Studio Park / for Sanjo Keihan via Horikawa Oike (Nijo Castle), Karasuma Oike and Shijo Kawaramachi
  • Route 63 for Arashiyama, Koke-dera and Suzumushi-dera via Marutamachi Street and Kyoto Studio Park / for Sanjo Keihan via Shijo Kawaramachi
  • Route 65 for Arashiyama and Arisugawa via Marutamachi Street and Kyoto Studio Park
West JR Bus Company
  • for Kyoto Station / for Toganoo and Shuzan

References

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