Nijō Station (Kyoto)

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)

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

Lines

Layout

JR West

Nijō Station

二条駅
Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) 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 byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) 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 Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Emmachi
towards Sonobe
 Sagano Line
Rapid
 Kyoto
Terminus
Sagano Line
Local
 Tambaguchi
towards Kyoto
Kameoka
towards Kinosaki Onsen
 Sagano Line
 Kyoto
Terminus
Kameoka
towards Higashi-Maizuru
 Sagano Line
Kameoka
towards Toyooka
 Sagano Line

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 Line for Kyoto
2 ■ Sagano Line for 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 byThe Emblem of Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. Kyoto Municipal Subway
Line(s)The symbol for the Tōzai Line of the Kyoto Municipal Subway. Tōzai Line
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeT15
History
Opened12 October 1997; 27 years ago (1997-10-12)
Passengers
FYdaily[2]
Services
Preceding station The Emblem of Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. Kyoto Municipal Subway Following station
Nishiōji Oike
T16
towards Uzumasa Tenjingawa
 Tōzai Line Nijōjō-mae
T14
towards Rokujizō

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


1 ■ Tōzai Line for Uzumasa Tenjingawa
2 ■ Tōzai Line for 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]
Year Boarding Passengers Arriving Passengers Total
2013 8,802 8,364 17,166
2014 9,202 8,745 17,947
2015 9,624 9,143 18,767
2016 9,985 9,486 19,471
2017 10,281 9,767 20,048

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

  1. ^ 鉄道乗車人員 (in Japanese). Kyoto Prefecture. Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  2. ^ 京都市交通事業白書 (in Japanese). Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau.
  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. 298. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  4. ^ "京都新聞｜京都鉄道博物館 - （２１）旧二条駅舎". www.kyoto-np.co.jp. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  5. ^ "京都市交通局：地下鉄東西線二条～太秦天神川間が1月16日に延伸開業". www.city.kyoto.lg.jp. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "「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.
  8. ^ "京都市交通事業白書（事業概要）" (PDF). 京都市交通局. 2017.
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