Nagaike Station


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

Lines

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

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.

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 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.

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.
YearPassengers
19991,181
20001,110
20011,137
20021,118
20031,129
20041,186
20051,222
20061,249
20071,246
20081,184
20091,129
20101,121
20111,082
20121,265
20131,219
20141,214
20151,243
20161,230
20171,230
20181,197
20191,210

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.