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Ayabe Station

Coordinates: 35°18′7.41″N 135°15′9.48″E / 35.3020583°N 135.2526333°E / 35.3020583; 135.2526333
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Ayabe Station

綾部駅
Ayabe Station south exit, August 2008
General information
Location7-1, Higashi-Ichigatsubo, Saiwai-dori, Ayabe-shi, Kyoto-fu 623-0051
Japan
Coordinates35°18′7.41″N 135°15′9.48″E / 35.3020583°N 135.2526333°E / 35.3020583; 135.2526333
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)
Distance76.2 km (47.3 mi) from Kyoto
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened3 November 1904 (1904-11-03)
Passengers
FY20163180 daily
Location
Ayabe Station is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Ayabe Station
Ayabe Station
Location within Kyoto Prefecture
Ayabe Station is located in Japan
Ayabe Station
Ayabe Station
Ayabe Station (Japan)

Ayabe Station (綾部駅, Ayabe-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station serves limited expresses "Kinosaki", Maizuru" and Hashidate".

Lines

Ayabe Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 76.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. It is also the southern terminus of the Maizuru Line, and is 26.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Higashi-Maizuru.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1, 2   San'in Main Line for Sonobe and Kyoto
for Fukuchiyama and Toyooka
  L  Maizuru Line for Nishi-Maizuru and Higashi-Maizuru
3   San'in Main Line for Fukuchiyama and Toyooka
  L  Maizuru Line for Nishi-Maizuru and Higashi-Maizuru
(part of trains)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
San'in Main Line
Yamaga   Local (including Sagano Line rapid services)   Takatsu
Wachi
Tachiki (2 eastbound trains)
  Rapid service (Sonobe—Fukuchiyama)   Takatsu
Maizuru Line
Takatsu (San'in Line)   Local   Fuchigaki
Takatsu (San'in Line)   Rapid service (Fukuchiyama, Ayabe—Higashi-Maizuru)   Fuchigaki

History

Ayabe Station opened on November 3, 1904. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3180 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)

Surrounding area

  • Gunze head office
  • Ayabe City Hall

See also