Tanakura Station

Railway station in Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

34°46′29″N 135°48′58″E / 34.774708°N 135.816183°E / 34.774708; 135.816183Operated by

JR WestLine(s) D Nara LineDistance4.4 km (2.7 mi) from KizuPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Train operators

JR WestConstructionStructure typeGround levelAccessibleNoneOther informationStation code JR-D17 WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened13 March 1896 (1896-03-13)PassengersFY2019552 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Tamamizu towards Kyoto		Nara Line		Kamikoma towards Nara

Location
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Tanakura Station (棚倉駅, Tanakura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kizugawa, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Tanakura Station is served by the Nara Line, and is located at 4.4 km (2.7 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kizu. and 11.4 kilometers from Nara.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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

History

Tanakura Station was opened on 13 March 1896 as a station on the Nara Railway, when the line was extended from Tamamizu Station to Kizu Station. The Nara Railway merged with the Kansai Railway in 1905 and was nationalized in 1907.With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tanakura being assigned station number JR-D17.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.^[3]


Year	Passengers
1999	589
2000	559
2001	570
2002	581
2003	581
2004	564
2005	575
2006	562
2007	560
2008	534
2009	515
2010	545
2011	568
2012	571
2013	562
2014	559
2015	587
2016	589
2017	573
2018	559
2019	552

Surrounding area

Fudo River Embankment Historic Park

References

^ "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.
^ "「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.
^ 京都府統計書. www.pref.kyoto.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-23.