Kabutoyama Station

Railway station in Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

35°36′25″N 134°55′12″E / 35.6069°N 134.9199°E / 35.6069; 134.9199Operated by

Kyoto Tango RailwayLine(s)■ Miyazu Line Distance69.7 km from Nishi-MaizuruPlatforms1 side platformConnections

Bus stop

Other informationStation codeT23WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 December 1929 (1929-12-15)Previous namesKōyama Station (to 2015)PassengersFY201871 daily

Location
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Kabutoyama Station (かぶと山駅, Kabutoyama-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Kyōtango, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Willer Trains (Kyoto Tango Railway).

Lines

Kabutoyama Station is a station of the Miyazu Line, and is located 69.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishi-Maizuru Station.

Station layout

The station has one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.This is the only station on the Miyazu Line that has no station building except for the shelter on the platform.^[1]

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Miyazu Line
Shōtenkyō	Local	Kumihama
Limited express "Hashidate", "Tango Relay": Does not stop at this station

History

The station was opened on March 1, 1962 as Kōyama Station (甲山駅, Kōyama-eki) and was renamed to the present name on April 1, 2015.^[2]^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 71 passengers daily.^[4]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 178
Kawakamitani River
Kabutoyama Observatory
Kinoshita Sake Brewery

References

^ "かぶと山駅|京都丹後鉄道（丹鉄/たんてつ）". Kyoto Tango Railway. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
^ Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 323. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Willer Group. "経営ビジョン". Retrieved April 4, 2015.
^ 京丹後市統計書（令和元年版) [Kyōtango City Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Kyōtango City. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.