Inari Station
Inari Station 稲荷駅 | |
|---|---|
 Inari Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Fukakusa Inari Ommae-chō, Fushimi, Kyoto, Kyoto （京都市伏見区深草稲荷御前町） Japan |
| Operated by | JR West |
| Line(s) | Nara Line |
| Connections | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1879 |
| Passengers | |
| 2016 | 9,041 daily |
Inari Station (稲荷駅, Inari Eki) is a railway station on the Nara Line of West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
The station number is JR-D03. At the nearest station to Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, the New Year day is a temporary stop for the transport of visitors to the shrine. In 2015, a part of Miyakoji Rapid was temporarily stopped for multi-guest correspondence in autumn holiday season.
Layout
It is a ground station with two lines relative to home 2-sided. Because it is in the curved part, the home curves.
The station is on the bus stop No. 2, the other side is in contact with the stairs and elevator to the bus stop. It has a station building of concrete that was completed in 1935. There is also the nearest station of Fushimi Inari Taisha, the pillar of the station is painted in some vermilion. Moreover, the oldest lamp hut of the national Railways of the remnant that this station was a station of the Tokaido line before is existing in the campus.
There is a collection of equipment related to the station and Nara Line, but it is necessary to make a reservation in the customer center of JR West in advance beforehand though it is possible to visit. It is a commissioned station where Uji station manages and the JR West Transportation service is entrusted with the station business. IC Card Ticket "ICOCA" can be used.
The station of "Kyoto City" in the specific Huadu city system of JR has been selected in the first 100 stations in the Kansai region. On February 16, 2009, a green window was set up with the next Tofukuji station.
| 1 | ■ Nara Line | for Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ Nara Line | for Uji and Nara |
According
To the Kyoto Prefecture Statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows. In recent years, there has been an increase in foreign tourists visiting Fushimi Inari Taisha, and many of the foreigners who visit this station are using our stations. As the convenience of the JR Nara Line improved, the use of students at Ryukoku University Fukakusa School is also increasing. As mentioned above, the new year is very crowded with visitors to Fushimi Inari Taisha , the staff of JR West is dispatched from Kyoto Station and Uji station, and it is parting beautifully to do the special stop of Miyakoji rapid and add-on in the station inside arrangement such as providing a temporary ticket gate. In addition, in recent years Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine becomes popular with foreign tourists, but is also very much use in addition to the New Year day the station yard is short and four-car train in the narrow of what has been barrier-free, excursion season takes time to getting in and out, It is a situation where a large delay or a crowded state is generated in the train.
| Year | Number of
passengers |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 4,203 |
| 2000 | 4,266 |
| 2001 | 4,471 |
| 2002 | 4,567 |
| 2003 | 4,759 |
| 2004 | 4,961 |
| 2005 | 5,055 |
| 2006 | 5,233 |
| 2007 | 5,406 |
| 2008 | 5,452 |
| 2009 | 5,375 |
| 2010 | 5,608 |
| 2011 | 5,892 |
| 2012 | 6,492 |
| 2013 | 7,016 |
| 2014 | 7,285 |
| 2015 | 8,683 |
| 2016 | 9,041 |
Near the station
Inari Station serves visitors to several nearby sites. Among these are the major Shinto shrine Fushimi Inari-taisha and the Fukakusa campus of Ryukoku University. Although transfer is not available, Fukakusa and Fushimi-Inari Stations on the Keihan Main Line are close by. Students and staff members can access Ritsumeikan Junior & Senior High School and Kyoto Municipal Fushimi Technical High School (the setting of School Wars: HERO) from Inari Station.
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR West | ||||
| Nara Line | ||||
| Tofukuji | Local | JR Fujinomori | ||
| Regional Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Miyakoji Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Japanese Government Railways | ||||
| Tokaido Line (abandoned route) | ||||
| Yamashina | - | Kyoto | ||
- This station is an additional stop of Miyakoji Rapid Service from 1 January until 4.
See also
- Fushimi-Inari Station (Keihan)
Sources
This article incorporates material from 稲荷駅 (Inari Eki) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved 5 January 2008.