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Kyoto Station
京都駅
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| Main Entrance of Kyoto station. | |
| Location | |
| Prefecture | Kyoto (See other stations in Kyoto) |
| City | Kyoto |
| Ward | Shimogyo |
| Neighborhood etc. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kinki region of the island of Honshū (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. | 8-3, Higashi-Shiokoji Takakuracho |
| (in Japanese) | 京都府京都市下京区東塩小路高倉町8-3 |
| History | |
| Year opened | 1877 |
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| Line(s) |
JR Kyoto Line Nara Line Sagano Line |
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History
The first Kyoto Station opened for service by decree of Emperor Meiji on February 5, 1877. The of Japan is the country's Monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. The (3 November 1852 — 30 July 1912 or Meiji the Great was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession reigning from 3 February Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It was replaced by a newer, Renaissance-inspired facility in 1914, which featured a broad square leading from the station to Shichijo Avenue. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere Before and during World War II, the square was often used by imperial motorcades when Emperor Showa traveled between Kyoto and Tokyo: the image of Kyoto Station with its giant Rising Sun flags became a well-known image of the imperial era. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including also known as, (April 29 1901 – January 7 1989 was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order reigning from December 25 1926 until his death officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. This station burned to the ground in 1950 and was replaced by a more utilitarian concrete facility in 1952.
The current Kyoto Station opened in 1997, commemorating Kyoto's 1,200th anniversary. It is 70 meters high and 470 meters from east to west, with a total floor area of 238,000 square meters. Architecturally, it exhibits many characteristics of futurism, with a slightly irregular cubic facade of plate glass over a steel frame. The term architecture (from Greek αρχιτεκτονικήarchitektoniki) can be used to mean a process a profession or documentation Futurism was an Art movement that originated in Italy in the early 20th century The architect was Hiroshi Hara.
Kyoto, one of the least modern cities in Japan by virtue of its many cultural heritage sites, was largely reluctant to accept such an ambitious structure in the mid-1990s: The station's completion began a wave of new high-rise developments in the city that culminated with the 20-story Kyocera Building. Cultural heritage ("national heritage" or just "heritage" is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or Society A high-rise is a tall Building or structure Normally the function of the building is added for example high-rise Apartment building or For this, there are opinions criticizing the station design for taking part in breaking down the traditional cityscape.
Aside from the main building on the north side of the station, the Hachijō-guchi building on the south side was built to house Tōkaidō Shinkansen which started operation in 1964. is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen line opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka. The underground facilities of the station, including the shopping mall Porta beneath the station square, was constructed when the subway opened in 1981.
Lines
Kyoto Station is served by the following railway lines:
- Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
- Kintetsu
- Kyoto Municipal Subway
In addition to the lines above, the following lines, among others, have through services to Kyoto Station:
- JR West
Train platforms
JR
| 0 | ■Hokuriku Line Limited Express "Raichō", "Thunderbird" | for Fukui, Kanazawa, Toyama |
| ■Chūō Line Limited Express "Shinano" | for Nagano | |
| ■Takayama Line Limited Express "Hida" | for Takayama | |
| ■Sleeper Limited Express "Nihonkai" | for Aomori | |
| ■Sleeper Limited Express "Twilight Express" | for Sapporo | |
| ■Sleeper Express "Kitaguni" | for Niigata | |
| ■Biwako Line Limited Express "Biwako Express", "Haruka" ■Biwako Line Special Rapid Service in the morning on weekdays |
for Kusatsu, Maibara | |
| ■Kosei Line | Special Rapid Service for Omi-Shiotsu, Tsuruga in the morning on weekdays | |
| ■Through to the Kusatsu Line | Local trains for Kibukawa, Tsuge | |
| 2 | ■Biwako Line | Local trains and Special Rapid Service for Kusatsu, Maibara, Nagahama |
| ■Kosei Line | Rapid Service and Special Rapid Service for Ōmi-Imazu, Tsuruga | |
| 3 | ■Kosei Line | Local trains for Katata, Ōmi-Imazu |
| ■Biwako Line | Local trains for Kusatsu, Maibara | |
| 4 | ■JR Kyoto Line | mainly local trains for Takatsuki, Osaka |
| 5 | ■JR Kyoto Line | mainly Special Rapid Service and Rapid Service for Shin-Ōsaka, Osaka, Sannomiya |
| 6, 7 | ■Kinokuni Line Limited Express "Kuroshio", "Ocean Arrow" | for Shirahama, Shingū |
| ■Limited Express "Super Hakuto" | for Tottori, Kurayoshi | |
| ■Kansai Airport Limited Express "Haruka" | from Maibara for Kansai International Airport in the morning | |
| ■Limited Express (from Hokuriku Line, Tōkaidō Line) | for Osaka | |
| ■JR Kyoto Line | Rapid Service and Special Rapid Service for Shin-Ōsaka, Osaka, Sannomiya, Himeji in the morning | |
| 8, 9, 10 | ■Nara Line | for Uji, Jōyō, Nara |
| 30 | ■Kansai Airport Limited Express "Haruka" | for Kansai International Airport (Some trains depart from track 6 or 7. The ( is the main railway company operating in the Chūbu ( Nagoya) region of central Japan. is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen line opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka. ( also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group companies and operates in western Honshū. The is the busiest trunk line of Japan Railway (JR connecting Tokyo Station and Kobe Station. Nickname Introduction The line is named after, which the route runs along Trains Special Rapid Service (新快速 Continuing service from the Biwako Line and the Kosei Line. The is a railway line in western Japan that runs from Kyoto to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR is the popular name for a portion of the Sanin Main Line in the suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. The is one of Commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West named Kinki Nippon Railway Co Ltd in English (a full translation of its Japanese name until June 27, 2003, is a Japanese rail transit corporation History The Kyoto Line was built by in 1928 The track between Kyoto Station and Horiuchi Station (present-day Kintetsu-Tambabashi Station) was placed on the site of a is the metro network in the city of Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. The is one of two lines of Kyoto Municipal Subway. It runs from south to north The is one of Commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The is a railway line in western Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West The is a 3583- Kilometre line of the West Japan Railway Company from Maibara Station in Maibara Shiga to Naoetsu Station in Jōetsu Niigata Raichō (雷鳥 is a Limited express train that runs between Osaka and Kanazawa, Japan, using portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line Raichō (雷鳥 is a Limited express train that runs between Osaka and Kanazawa, Japan, using portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line is a JR West and Echizen Railway train station located in the city of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Kanazawa Station (金沢駅 Kanazawa-eki) is a JR West railway station located in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. is a JR West railway station located in the city of Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. The and are Limited express train services in Japan operated by JR Central which run from Nagoya and Osaka to Nagano, via Matsumoto is a railway station in the city of Nagano in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. is a Limited express (partially stopping train service operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central along the Takayama Main Line in central Japan is an overnight train that is operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East The is the longest overnight train service operating in Japan. is a Train station located in Kita-ku and Chūō-ku, Sapporo Hokkaidō, Japan. The is an overnight train service that operates in Japan Operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West it runs between Niigata Prefecture and Osaka is a Train station operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East in Chūō-ku Niigata, Japan. Nickname Introduction The line is named after, which the route runs along is a Limited express train service connecting Maibara through Kyoto Station to Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan Nickname Introduction The line is named after, which the route runs along is a Train station in Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West is a Train station in Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is the southern terminus of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West Hokuriku The is one of Commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. is a train station located in Nishiazai Shiga, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West Hokuriku is a JR West railway station in Tsuruga Fukui, Japan. It is located on the Hokuriku Main Line, Obama Line. The is a railway line in western Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West is a Train station in Koka, Shiga, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company Kusatsu Line is a Train station in Iga, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company Kusatsu Nickname Introduction The line is named after, which the route runs along is a train station on the Hokuriku Main Line of West Japan Railway Company located in Nagahama Shiga, Japan. The is one of Commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. is a railway station on the Kosei Line of West Japan Railway Company located in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. is a JR West railway station in Tsuruga Fukui, Japan. It is located on the Hokuriku Main Line, Obama Line. The is one of Commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. is a Train station in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West Kosei is a railway station on the Kosei Line of West Japan Railway Company located in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Nickname Introduction The line is named after, which the route runs along Trains Special Rapid Service (新快速 Continuing service from the Biwako Line and the Kosei Line. is a railway station located in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Ōsaka Station (大阪駅 Ōsaka eki) is a station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, is a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, and the eastern terminus of the Sanyō Shinkansen Ōsaka Station (大阪駅 Ōsaka eki) is a station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, is a train station located in Nunobiki-chō Chūō Ward, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, and is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. The 283 series, or more popularly known as Ocean Arrow, is a DC Electric multiple unit operated by JR West on the Kinokuni Line is a Train station in Shingū, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Lines Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central Tottori Station (鳥取駅 is a JR West railway station located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Himeji Station ( 姫路駅, Himeji Eki) on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West is located in the heart of Himeji, Japan. The is one of Commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West is a railway station located in Nara, Japan. Operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West it is the main stop in the city of Nara on the Kansai is a Limited express train service connecting Maibara through Kyoto Station to Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan ) |
| ■a part of Sanin Line Limited Express "Tamba" | for Fukuchiyama | |
| ■a part of Sanin Line Limited Express "Maizuru" | for Higashi-Maizuru | |
| 31 | ■Sanin Line Limited Express "Kinosaki", "Hashidate", "Tamba" | for Fukuchiyama, Kinosaki-Onsen, Amanohashidate |
| ■Sanin Line Limited Express "Maizuru", "Tango Discovery" | for Higashi-Maizuru, Kumihama | |
| ■Sagano Line | for Kameoka, Sonobe, Fukuchiyama (local trains) | |
| 32, 33 | ■Sagano Line | for Kameoka, Sonobe, Fukuchiyama (Rapid Service and local trains) |
| 34 | Exit | |
| 11, 12 | ■Tōkaidō Shinkansen | "Nozomi", "Hikari", "Kodama" for Nagoya, Tokyo |
| 13, 14 | ■Tōkaidō Shinkansen | "Nozomi", "Hikari", "Kodama" for Shin-Ōsaka, Hiroshima, Hakata |
Kintetsu
| 1 | ■Limited Express | for Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara, Kashiharajingu-mae, Yoshino, Ise, Shima |
| 2, 3 | ■Local trains and Express | for Tambabashi, Shin-Tanabe, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara, Tenri, Kashiharajingu-mae, Yoshino |
Kyoto Subway
The station number is K11. The is a railway line in western Japan that runs from Kyoto to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR is a Train station in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West The is a railway line in western Japan that runs from Kyoto to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR is a Train station in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West The is a railway line in western Japan that runs from Kyoto to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR is a Train station in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West is a station on the Sanin Main Line in western Japan, serving the Onsen (hot spring town of Kinosaki in the city of Toyooka, is a Train station in Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Lines Kitakinki Tango Railway * The is a railway line in western Japan that runs from Kyoto to Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR is a Train station in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West is a Train station in Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Lines Kitakinki Tango Railway is the popular name for a portion of the Sanin Main Line in the suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. is a Train station in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West is a Train station in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is an intermediate station of the Sanin Main Line, which is also called the Sagano is a Train station in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen line opened in 1964 between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka. is the fastest train service running on the Tōkaidō / Sanyō Shinkansen. is one of the train services running on the Japanese Tōkaidō / Sanyō Shinkansen "bullet train" lines Kodama (こだま is one of the three train services running on the Tōkaidō / Sanyō Shinkansen. is a train station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. is a JR West railway station located in Minami-ku Hiroshima, Japan. Hakata Station (博多駅 Hakata-eki) is the main railway terminal of the city of Fukuoka, Japan. is a Train station owned by Kintetsu Corporation and located in Saidaiji Kunimichō Itchōme Nara, Japan. is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line located in Nara, Japan. is a railway station located in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. is a Train station in Yoshino, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. is a train station on the Kintetsu Yamada Line and Toba Line located in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. is a Train station in Shima, Mie, Japan operated by Kintetsu. is a train station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line in Fushimi Kyoto, Japan. is a railway station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line in Kyōtanabe Kyoto, Japan. is a Train station owned by Kintetsu Corporation and located in Saidaiji Kunimichō Itchōme Nara, Japan. is a train station on the Kintetsu Nara Line located in Nara, Japan. Tenri Station (天理駅 is a train station in Tenri, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company is a railway station located in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. is a Train station in Yoshino, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.
| 1 | ■Southbound trains | for Takeda, Shin-Tanabe |
| 2 | ■Northbound trains | for Kokusaikaikan |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Tōkaidō Line (Biwako Line, JR Kyoto Line), Kosei Line | ||||
| Yamashina | Special Rapid Service | Takatsuki | ||
| Yamashina | Rapid Service (JR Kyoto Line) Local (Biwako Line) |
Nagaokakyō | ||
| Yamashina | Local | Nishiōji | ||
| Nara Line | ||||
| Terminus | Miyakoji Rapid Service | Tōfukuji | ||
| Terminus | Rapid Service | Tōfukuji | ||
| Terminus | Regional Rapid Service | Tōfukuji | ||
| Terminus | Local | Tōfukuji | ||
| Sagano Line (Sanin Line) | ||||
| Terminus | Rapid Service | Nijō | ||
| Terminus | Local | Tambaguchi | ||
| Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) | ||||
| Tōkaidō Shinkansen | ||||
| Maibara | - | Shin-Ōsaka | ||
| Kintetsu | ||||
| Kyōto Line | ||||
| Terminus | Limited Express | Kintetsu-Tambabashi | ||
| Terminus | Express | Tōji | ||
| Terminus | Semi-Express | Tōji | ||
| Terminus | Local | Tōji | ||
| Kyōto Municipal Subway | ||||
| Karasuma Line (K11) | ||||
| Gojō (K10) | - | Kujō (K12) | ||
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