Shinden Station (Kyoto)


Shinden Station is a train station in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. It has the station number "JR-D11".

Lines

Shinden Station is served by the Nara Line.

Layout

The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is on platform 1. There is an overpass between the two platforms. The station does not have a Midori no Madoguchi ticket window, but a POS terminal. From this station, the Nara Line has double tracks in direction for Kyoto, and a single track in direction for Nara.

Platforms

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.
YearPassengers
20001,934
20011,923
20022,277
20032,397
20042,507
20052,551
20062,655
20072,734
20082,725
20092,701
20102,836
20112,954
20122,963
20133,036
20142,984
20153,036
20163,058

History

The station opened on January 25, 1896. The Kansai Railway was nationalised on October 1, 1907. After the privatization of Japanese National Railways on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The IC card ticket "ICOCA" can be used since November 1, 2003. Station numbering was introduced on March 17, 2018.

Adjacent stations

Surrounding area