Shin-Tanabe Station

Coordinates: 34°49′15.08″N 135°46′22.34″E / 34.8208556°N 135.7728722°E / 34.8208556; 135.7728722
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Shin-Tanabe Station

新田辺駅
Shin-Tanabe Station, June 2020
General information
LocationKawarashokuden, Kyōtanabe-shi, Kyoto-fu 610-0361
Japan
Coordinates34°49′15.08″N 135°46′22.34″E / 34.8208556°N 135.7728722°E / 34.8208556; 135.7728722
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) Kyoto Line
Distance19.6  km from Kyoto
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus terminal
Other information
Station code B15 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened3 November 1928 (1928-11-03)
Passengers
FY201926,060 daily
Location
Shin-Tanabe Station is located in Kyoto Prefecture
Shin-Tanabe Station
Shin-Tanabe Station
Location within Kyoto Prefecture
Shin-Tanabe Station is located in Japan
Shin-Tanabe Station
Shin-Tanabe Station
Shin-Tanabe Station (Japan)
Map

Shin-Tanabe Station (新田辺駅, Shin-Tanabe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kyōtanabe, Kyoto, Japan, operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway. It is station number B18.[1]

Lines[edit]

Shin-Tanabe Station is served by the Kyoto Line, and is located 19.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto Station.[2] Local trains to/from the Karasuma Line subway turn at Shin-Tanabe Station, while express trains go further to Kintetsu Nara Station.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of two elevated island platforms, with the station building underneath.

Platforms[edit]

1, 2   Kintetsu Kyoto Line For Yamato-Saidaiji, Kintetsu Nara, and Kashiharajingu-mae
3, 4   Kintetsu Kyoto Line For Kintetsu-Tambabashi, and Kyoto

Adjacent stations[edit]

Service
Kyoto Line (Kintetsu)
Ōkubo   Express   Shin-Hōsono
Ōkubo   Express (From Kyoto bound for Miyazu)   Kōdo
Tonoshō   Semi-Express   Terminus
Tonoshō   Local   Kōdo

History[edit]

Shin-Tanabe Station opened on 3 November 1928 as a station on the Nara Electric Railway. The Nara Electric Railway was merged into the Kintetsu group in 1963. The tracks were elevated and thew station completed in 1988.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,060 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Kyoto Prefectural Tanabe High School
  • Kyoto International University
  • Kyōtanabe Station
  • Tanabe Central Hospital

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kintetsu Corporation (August 19, 2015). "駅ナンバリングを全線で実施します" [We will implement the station numbering for the entire system] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  3. ^ Kintetsu Official Statistics

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