Nagaike Station

長池駅
West Japan Railway Company
Nagaike Station in January 2012
General information
Location72 Kitaura Nagaike, Jōyō-shi, Kyoto-fu 610-0112
Japan
Coordinates34°50′33″N 135°47′24″E / 34.8424°N 135.7900°E / 34.8424; 135.7900
Operated by JR West
Line(s) D  Nara Line
Distance12.7 km (7.9 mi) from Kizu
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeGround level
AccessibleNone
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code JR-D13 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 January 1896 (1896-01-25)
Passengers
FY20191,210 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Jōyō
towards Kyoto
Nara Line Yamashiro-Aodani
towards Nara
Location
Nagaike Station is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Nagaike Station
Nagaike Station
Location within Kyoto Prefecture
Nagaike Station is located in Japan
Nagaike Station
Nagaike Station
Nagaike Station (Japan)

Nagaike Station (長池駅, Nagaike-eki) is passenger railway station located in the city of Jōyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It has the station number "JR-D13".

Lines

Nagaike Station is served by the Nara Line and is located 12.7 km (7.9 mi) from the terminus of the line at Kizu. and 19.7 km (12.2 mi) from Nara.

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms connected by an elevated station buildinglocated above the tracks. The concourse serves as a free passage connecting the north and south of the station since 27 May 2012, together with the building and spaces used by local residents. The IC card ticket "ICOCA" can be used at this station. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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

History

Nagaike Station in 2008

Nagaike Station was opened on 25 January 1896 as a station on the Nara Railway. 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 Nagaike being assigned station number JR-D13.[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 1,181
2000 1,110
2001 1,137
2002 1,118
2003 1,129
2004 1,186
2005 1,222
2006 1,249
2007 1,246
2008 1,184
2009 1,129
2010 1,121
2011 1,082
2012 1,265
2013 1,219
2014 1,214
2015 1,243
2016 1,230
2017 1,230
2018 1,197
2019 1,210

Surrounding area

On the south side is a traditional residential area that originated as the Nagaike-juku post town that developed along the Yamato Kaido in the Edo period, and on the north side are new housing developments that were built from the 1960s to the early 1950s.

See also

References

  1. "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.
  2. "「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.
  3. 京都府統計書. www.pref.kyoto.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-23.

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