Yodo Station

For the station in Saitama Prefecture, see Yōdo Station.

Yodo Station 淀駅
Central entrance (February 24, 2020)
General information
Location	Fushimi-ku, Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°54′24″N 135°43′17″E
Operated by	Keihan Electric Railway
Line(s)	Keihan Main Line
Distance	35.3 km from Yodoyabashi
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	KH27
Website	Official (in Japanese)
History
Opened	1910 (1910)
Passengers
FY2015[1]	4.8 million
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Former station building (October 23, 2005)

Yodo Station (淀駅, Yodo-eki) is a train station located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Yodo Station layout
↑Yawatashi 4 3 2 1 ↓Chushojima

Line

• Keihan Electric Railway Keihan Main Line

Layout

Before moving the westbound platform, there were a side platform and an island platform with 3 tracks. The westbound platform was elevated on September 12, 2009, with the eastbound platform following on May 28, 2011, to make it useful for passengers going to Kyoto Racecourse, and there became 2 island platforms serving 4 tracks on March 16, 2013.

1, 2	■ Keihan Main Line	for Chushojima, Sanjo and Demachiyanagi
3, 4	■ Keihan Main Line	for Hirakatashi, Kyobashi, Yodoyabashi and Nakanoshima

Surroundings

The Kyoto Racecourse is located within a distance of short walk from Yodo Station.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Keihan Railway
Keihan Main Line
Iwashimizu-hachimangū		Local		Chūshojima
Iwashimizu-hachimangū		Sub Express Commuter Sub Express (in the morning on weekdays, only westbound for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima)		Chūshojima
Iwashimizu-hachimangū		Express (originating and terminating at Yodo)		Chūshojima
Iwashimizu-hachimangū		Extra Express for Osaka (on the days of horse racing at Kyoto Racecourse)		Terminus
Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Rapid Express (in the morning on weekdays, only westbound for Nakanoshima): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Kuzuha		Extra Limited Express for Yodoyabashi (on the days of horse racing at Kyoto Racecourse)		Terminus

References

1. 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.