Kamo Station (Kyoto)


Kamo Station is a railway station of West Japan Railway Company in Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan. Although the station is on the Kansai Main Line as rail infrastructure, it is served as termina by both the Kansai Line and Yamatoji Line in terms of passenger train services.

Lines

The station has two island platforms with three tracks on the ground level.

Platforms

History

The station opened in 1897 as a station on the Kansai Railway, which connected Osaka and Nagoya via Nara. The Kansai Railway was nationalized in 1907 and became the Kansai Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical book, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.
YearPassengers
19992,945
20003,008
20013,126
20023,077
20033,058
20043,093
20053,134
20063,079
20073,014
20082,967
20092,825
20102,740
20112,623
20122,581
20132,556
20142,430
20152,385
20162,359