Tambaguchi Station


Tambaguchi Station is a railway station in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Lines

The elevated station has an island platform with two tracks.

History

Tambaguchi Station opened on April 27, 1897, when the Kyoto Railway extended from to Ōmiya. On March 16, 1976, the station was moved 0.5 kilometers northward and elevated. At this time, the freight facilities of the station, which had served Kyoto Central Wholesale Market, were not elevated and became independent Kyōto-ichiba Freight Terminal. The freight terminal closed on February 1, 1984.

Adjacent stations

Nearby

The station directly abuts the Kyoto Central Wholesale Market, and nearby is the defunct courtesan's district of Shimabara.