Nishiōji Station

Nishiōji Station

西大路駅
Entrance to the station
General information
LocationMinami, Kyoto, Kyoto
Japan
Coordinates34°58′52″N 135°43′56″E / 34.981025°N 135.732342°E / 34.981025; 135.732342
Operated byJR West
Line(s)Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line)
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code JR-A32 
History
Opened16 September 1938
Passengers
FY 202332,356 daily

Nishiōji Station (西大路駅, Nishiōji-eki) is a railway station located in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It serves the JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) of West Japan Railway Company. The distances to major stations are 2.5 km (1.6 mi) to Kyoto Station, 40.3 km (25.0 mi) to Osaka Station and 516.1 km (320.7 mi) to Tokyo Station.

The station was named after Nishiōji Street, which crosses the railway by an underground path beneath the station platforms. Nishiōji Oike Station, a subway station opened along the street (about 3 km (1.9 mi) north of this station) in 2008 was also tentatively called Nishiōji Station before the name was finalized.