Higashi-Maizuru Station

Higashi-Maizuru Station

東舞鶴駅
Higashi-Maizuru Station; 東舞鶴駅
	Higashi-Maizuru Station building in July 2007
General information
Location	Minamihama-cho, Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture 625-0057; Japan
Coordinates	35°28′07″N 135°23′42″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Maizuru Line; Obama Line;
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 November 1904
Previous names	Shin-Maizuru (until 1939)
Passengers
FY2017	1537 daily
Services
Location
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Higashi-Maizuru Station (東舞鶴駅, Higashi-Maizuru-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan, and operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Higashi-Maizuru Station is served by the Maizuru Line and is 24.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Ayabe. It is also served by the Obama Line and is 84.3 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Tsuruga..

Station layout

Two trains sharing the same track at Higashi-Maizuru Station

The station consists of one elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building underneath. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket counter.[1]

Platforms

1/2	■ Maizuru Line	for Nishi-Maizuru, Ayabe, Fukuchiyama, and Kyoto
1/2	■ Obama Line	for Obama and Tsuruga

Two trains can share the same track.

Trains for the Obama Line use the northern end of the tracks, and trains for the Maizuru Line use the southwestern end of the tracks.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Maizuru Line
Nishi-Maizuru		Maizuru		Terminus

History

The station was opened on 3 November 1904 as Shin-Maizuru Station (新舞鶴駅). It was renamed on 1 June 1939. The original station building was demolished in 1996 when the station was rebuilt as an elevated structure.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,537 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

Maizuru redbrick warehouses
Maizuru Redbrick Museum
Maizuru Police Station
Maizuru Municipal Hospital
Maizuru Kyosai Hospital
National Hospital Organization Maizuru Medical Center

References

駅情報(東舞鶴駅) [Station information: Higashi-Maizuru Station] (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
帰ろう私たちの故郷へＪＲ舞鶴線 [JR Maizuru Line – Returning to our hometown]. The Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Digital Company. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2012.

External links

Higashi-Maizuru Station information (JR West) (in Japanese)

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[jrwest-1] 駅情報(東舞鶴駅) [Station information: Higashi-Maizuru Station] (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 12 October 2012.

[asahi20090502-2] 帰ろう私たちの故郷へＪＲ舞鶴線 [JR Maizuru Line – Returning to our hometown]. The Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Japan: The Asahi Digital Company. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2012.