Ōmiya Station (Kyoto)

Ōmiya Station (大宮駅, Ōmiya Eki) is a railway station built underground in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. Hankyu Kyoto Line serves this station. Keifuku Electric Railroad Arashiyama Main Line terminus Shijō-Ōmiya Station locates nearby.

Ōmiya Station

大宮駅
Station building
LocationNakagyō, Kyoto, Kyoto
Japan
Operated byHankyu Corporation
Line(s)Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
ConnectionsShijō-Ōmiya Station (Randen)
Other information
Station codeHK-84
History
Opened1931
Previous namesKeihan Kyōto; Hankyū Kyōto (until 1963)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015[1])11.5 million
Platform of Omiya station

The station opened on March 31, 1931 as Keihan Kyoto Station of the Shinkeihan Line, then operated by Keihan Electric Railway. After the Shinkeihan Line became the Hankyu Kyoto Line, the station was called Hankyu Kyoto Station. Since June 17, 1963 when the Hankyu Kyoto Line was extended to Kawaramachi Station, the station is no longer terminus and is called Ōmiya Station, after the street name.

The station has two side platforms. One track serves trains bound for Kawaramachi and the other serves trains bound for Umeda. Before 1963, the former was for arriving trains and the latter was for departing trains.

Usage

In fiscal 2015 (April 2015 to March 2016), about 11,537,000 passengers used this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.[2][1]

YearNumber (in thousands)
BoardingTotal
20017,09214,737
20026,75013,766
20036,69513,595
20046,55213,381
20056,11212,738
20065,78011,840
20075,98612,050
20085,91612,078
20095,21410,969
20105,03910,515
20114,98210,181
20124,96610,098
20155,63911,537

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Kyoto Main Line
Saiin   Local   Karasuma
Saiin   Semi-Express   Karasuma
Saiin   Rapid Service   Karasuma
Saiin   Rapid Express   Karasuma
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Saiin   Commuter Limited Express   Karasuma
Rapid Limited Express "Kyo-Train", "Ogura": Does not stop at this station
Rapid Limited Express A "Kyo-Train": Does not stop at this station
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References
  1. 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. 2017.
  2. Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture


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