Hozukyō Station
保津峡駅 |
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Station building, January 2008
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Location |
Kameoka, Kyoto Japan |
Coordinates | 35°1′22.95″N 135°38′25.11″E / 35.0230417°N 135.6403083°E |
Operated by | JR West |
Line(s) | Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line) |
History | |
Opened | 1936 |
Hozukyō Station (保津峡駅 Hozukyō-eki?) is a train station in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the border with Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto.
The station has two side platforms with two tracks.
The station started as Matsuoyama Signal Box (松尾山信号場 Matsuoyama Shingōjō?) on August 17, 1929, and was replaced by the passenger station under the current name on April 15, 1936. It was originally located in the site of the present Torokko Hozukyō Station on the Sagano Scenic Railway. The station was moved to the present location on March 5, 1989, when the new route of the Sanin Main Line was opened. The old railway track and the closed station was revived as the Sagano Scenic Railway and its stop on April 27, 1991.