Katsuragawa Station (Kyoto)
Katsuragawa Station
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File:JRW Katsuragawa Station west.jpg
West side of the station
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Location | 6-7, Kuze Takadacho, Minami, Kyoto, Kyoto (京都市南区久世高田町6-7) Japan |
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Operated by | West Japan Railway Company |
Line(s) | Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line) |
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Opened | 2008 |
Katsuragawa Station (桂川駅 Katsuragawa-eki?) is a railway station located in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan, on the JR Kyoto Line operated by JR West. It opened on October 18, 2008. Katsuragawa is between Nishiōji and Mukōmachi Stations, west of the bridges over the Katsura River (Katsuragawa in Japanese).
The station on a four-track section has a single island platform between center two tracks. It serves trains 12 cars long. An overhead bridge provides access to the platform, as well as unrestricted passage from one side of the station to the other. Facilities include elevators, escalators, and multipurpose toilets.
1 | ■ JR Kyoto Line | for Shin-Osaka, Osaka and Sannomiya |
2 | ■ JR Kyoto Line | for Kyoto and Kusatsu |
The station serves the nearby Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base at Katsura. Passengers can access Rakusaiguchi Station on the Hankyū Kyoto Main Line, about 600 m distant.
Adjacent stations
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JR Kyoto Line | ||||
Nishiōji | Local (Including rapid service after the morning) | Mukōmachi | ||
Rapid Service (in the morning): no stop | ||||
Special Rapid Service: no stop |
Surroundings
Aeon Mall Kyoto Katsuragawa, an Aeon Group shopping mall with 214,000-square-meter floor space is located next to the station and connected to the station with a walk bridge.[1][2]
References
This article incorporates material translated from 桂川駅 (京都府) (Katsuragawa-eki (Kyoto-fu)) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on June 21, 2008.
See also
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
External links
- Katsuragawa Station (JR West) (Japanese)
- Kyoto city government official site (Japanese)