Mukaijima Station
Mukaijima Station 向島駅 | |||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Mukaijima Station platforms | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Mukaijima Higashijouke, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-fu, 612-8155 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°54′53.88″N 135°46′10.25″E / 34.9149667°N 135.7695139°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Kyoto/Kashihara Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 8.6 km from Kyoto | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | "hashigeta" style | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Station code | B09 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 30 March 1979 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2015[1] | 6.5 million | ||||||||||
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Mukaijima Station (向島駅, Mukaijima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Fushimi-ku in Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.It is station number B09.[2]
Lines
Mukaijima Station is served by the Kyoto Line, and is located 8.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto Station.[3]
Station layout
The station consists two island platforms, with an effective platform length of six cars.The platforms are connected by an elevated station building. There are entrances and exits on both the east and west sides, and a bus rotary is located on the east side of the station.The two inner tracks (Platforms 2 and 3) are the main tracks, while the two outer tracks (Platforms 1 and 4) were siding tracks, but were changed to platforms for semi-express and local trains in 2025.[4][5]
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Kintetsu Kyoto Line
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for Kintetsu Nara, Tenri and Kashiharajingu-mae |
| 3, 4 | ■ Kintetsu Kyoto Line
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for Kyoto |
History
The station opened on 30 March 1979.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2023, the station was used by an average of 14,554 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[6]
Surrounding area
- Mukojima New Town
- Shuchiin University
- Kyoto Prefectural Kyoto Subaru High School
- Kyoto Municipal Mukojima Junior High School
- Kyoto Municipal Ninomaru Kita Elementary School
See also
References
- ^ 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto.
- ^ Kintetsu Corporation (19 August 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 12 September 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "向島駅" [Mukaijima Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Station Map". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. City of Kyoto. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ Kintetsu Official Statistics
External links
Media related to Mukaijima Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kintetsu station information (in English)