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Location
	Ayabe Station Location within Kyoto Prefecture Ayabe Station Ayabe Station (Kansai region) Ayabe Station Ayabe Station (Japan)

Ayabe Station

綾部駅
Ayabe Station; 綾部駅
	Ayabe Station south exit, August 2008
General information
Location	7-1, Higashi-Ichigatsubo, Saiwai-dori, Ayabe City, Kyoto Prefecture 623-0051; Japan
Coordinates	35°18′7.41″N 135°15′9.48″E / 35.3020583°N 135.2526333°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	E San'in Main Line; L Maizuru Line;
Distance	76.2 km (47.3 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms	1 island+ 1 side platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 November 1904; 120 years ago
Passengers
FY2016	3,180 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Ayabe Station Location within Kyoto Prefecture Ayabe Station Ayabe Station (Kansai region) Ayabe Station Ayabe Station (Japan)

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.^{[citation needed]}

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.^{[citation needed]}

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
Nishi-Maizuru (Maizuru Line)	Limited Express Maizuru	Sonobe Hiyoshi (Maizuru 2, 11)
Fukuchiyama	Limited Express Kinosaki	Sonobe Hiyoshi (Kinosaki 2, 4, 15)
Fukuchiyama	Limited Express Hashidate	Sonobe

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.^{[citation needed]}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3180 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^{[citation needed]}

Surrounding area

Gunze head office
Ayabe City Hall

External links

JR Oddekake.net - Ayabe station information (in Japanese)

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Ayabe Station