Toyooka Station (Hyōgo)

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Toyooka Station

豊岡駅
Toyooka Station
Toyooka Station, July 2013
General information
Location3 Ōtemachi, Toyooka-shi, Hyōgo-ken 668-0031
Japan
Coordinates35°32′42″N 134°48′48″E / 35.544928°N 134.81325°E / 35.544928; 134.81325
Operated by
Line(s)
Distance148.4 km (92.2 mi) from Kyoto
83.6 km (51.9 mi) from Nishi-Maizuru
Platforms1 side + 1 island + 1 bay
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 July 1909 (1909-07-10)
Passengers
FY20171846 daily (JR)
210 daily (KTR)
Location
Toyooka Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Toyooka Station
Toyooka Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Toyooka Station is located in Japan
Toyooka Station
Toyooka Station
Toyooka Station (Japan)
Former Japan National Railways-style board of Toyooka Station shows inconsistent romanization.

Toyooka Station (豊岡駅, Toyooka-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station in the city of Toyooka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private operator Kyoto Tango Railway (Willer Trains Inc.).

Lines[edit]

Toyooka Station is served by the JR San'in Main Line, and is located 148.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. The station is also the western terminus of the Miyazu Line (Miyatoyo Line) and is 83.6 kilometers from the eastern terminus of that line at Nishi-Maizuru.

Station layout[edit]

The JR portion of the station consists of one side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The Kyoto Tango Railway portion of the station has one bay platform. The station is staffed.

Platforms[edit]

1, 3, 4   San'in Main Line for Kyoto and Osaka
for Kinosaki Onsen and Tottori
1  Miyazu Line for Amanohashidate Miyazu and Nishi-Maizuru

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West) San'in Main Line
Ebara   Limited Express Hamakaze   Kinosaki-Onsen
Kokufu   Local   Gembudō
Kyoto Tango Railway Miyatoyo Line
Kōnotori-no-sato   Local   Terminus
Kumihama   Rapid   Terminus
Kumihama   Limited Express Tango Relay   Terminus

History[edit]

Toyooka Station opened on July 10, 1909. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2017, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1846 passengers daily. During the same period, the Kyoto Tango Railway portion of the station was used by 201 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Toyooka Station Shopping Street (Daikai-dori)
  • Toyooka City Hall

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 令和2年版豊岡市統計書 [Toyooka City Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Toyooka City. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links[edit]

Media related to Toyooka Station (Hyogo) at Wikimedia Commons