Nijō Station (Kyoto)


Nijō Station is a train station in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Lines

JR West

The station has one elevated island platform between two tracks. The station building was designed by Urabesekkei, an architectural firm based in Osaka. Prior to the platform elevation, the station was only accessible from the east, but the station renovation made it accessible from both the east and west sides.
The design elements of the former station building were evocative of nearby Nijo-jo castle. The building was dismantled and rebuilt at the Kyoto Railway Museum in 1996.

Kyoto Subway

Subway station has one underground island platform with two tracks, separated by platform screen doors.

History

Nijō Station opened on February 15, 1897 and was the terminus of the Kyoto Railway until April 27 of the same year. The original station building was moved to its current location at the Kyoto Railway Museum on April 1, 1996. The Tōzai Line subway opened on October 12, 1997. The Tōzai line was extended to the Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station on January 16, 2008.

Ridership

Surrounding area

East Side

The Shinsenen and the Nijō Castle are within walking distance, however in case of traveling via subway, the adjacent station of Nijōjō-mae is closer.

Nijo-eki-nishiguchi

;Kyoto City Bus
;Airport limousine

Nijo-ekimae

;Kyoto City Bus
;Kyoto Bus Co., Ltd.
;West JR Bus Company

Adjacent stations