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Iwashimizu-hachimangū Station

Coordinates: 34°53′4.03″N 135°42′0.75″E / 34.8844528°N 135.7002083°E / 34.8844528; 135.7002083
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Iwashimizu-hachimangū

石清水八幡宮駅
Station in February 2020
General information
LocationYawata-Takabo, Yawata, Kyoto
(京都府八幡市八幡高坊)
Japan
Coordinates34°53′4.03″N 135°42′0.75″E / 34.8844528°N 135.7002083°E / 34.8844528; 135.7002083
Operated byKeihan Electric Railway
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeKH26
History
Opened1910
Previous namesKeihan Line:
Yawatashi Station
Yawata Station
Iwashimizu-Hachimangū-mae Station
Yawatachō; Otokoyama Cable:
Yawataguchi Station
Yawatachō (until 1977)

Iwashimizu-hachimangū Station (石清水八幡宮駅, Iwashimizuhachimangu-eki) is a train station located in the city of Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

The station was originally known as Yawatashi Station (八幡市駅, Yawatashi-eki). The name was changed in October 2019 to reflect the station's proximity to the Iwashimizu Hachimangū Shinto shrine.[1]

Lines

Layout

Keihan Line
The station on the Keihan Line has an island platform serving 2 north-eastbound tracks and a side platform serving a south-westbound track.
2  Keihan Main Line for Chushojima, Sanjo, and Demachiyanagi
3  Keihan Main Line for Hirakatashi, Kyobashi, Yodoyabashi, and Nakanoshima
Iwashimizu-Hachimangū Cable (to Cable-hachimangū-sanjō)
The station on the Cable Line is officially known as Cable-hachimangū-guchi (ケーブル八幡宮口駅, Kēburu-hachimangū-guchi-eki). It has 2 dead-end platforms on the sides of a track; one platform is usually used for getting on and off while the other is used for getting off only during crowded seasons.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Keihan Railway
Keihan Main Line
Hashimoto (KH25)   Local   Yodo (Kyoto Racecourse) (KH27)
Hashimoto (KH25)   Sub Express   Yodo (KH27)
Hashimoto (KH25)   Commuter Sub Express   Yodo (KH27)
Kuzuha (KH24)   Express   Chūshojima (KH28)
Kuzuha (KH24)   Express (Yodoyabashi - Yodo)   Yodo (KH27)
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Rapid Express (only running for Nakanoshima): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Cable Line (Iwashimizu-Hachimangū Cable)
Terminus   -   Cable-hachimangū-sanjō

References

  1. ^ "京阪線駅名変更". keihan.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 October 2019.