is passenger railway station located in the city of Jōyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It has the station number "JR-D13".

Lines

Nagaike Station is served by the Nara Line and is located at from the terminus of the line at . and 19.7 kilometers from .

Nagaike Station

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms connected by an elevated station buildinglocated above the tracks. The concourse serves as a free passage connecting the north and south of the station since 27 May 2012, together with the building and spaces used by local residents. The IC card ticket "ICOCA" can be used at this station. The station is staffed.

Nagaike Station

Platforms

History

Nagaike Station was opened on 25 January 1896 as a station on the Nara Railway. The Nara Railway merged with the Kansai Railway in 1905 and was nationalized in 1907.With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Nagaike being assigned station number JR-D13.

Nagaike Station

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.

Surrounding area

On the south side is a traditional residential area that originated as the Nagaike-juku post town that developed along the Yamato Kaido in the Edo period, and on the north side are new housing developments that were built from the 1960s to the early 1950s.

See also

List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1896

Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture

Stations of West Japan Railway Company

Jōyō, Kyoto