Inari Station (稲荷駅, Inari-eki) is a railway station on the Nara Line in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station number is JR-D03. It is the closest station to Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine.[citation needed]
Inari Station 稲荷駅 | |
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![]() Inari Station in May 2018 | |
General information | |
Location | Fukakusa Inari Ommae-chō, Fushimi, Kyoto (京都市伏見区深草稲荷御前町) Kyoto Prefecture Japan |
Coordinates | 34°58′0.6″N 135°46′15.06″E |
Operated by | JR West |
Line(s) | Nara Line |
Other information | |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 1879 |
Passengers | |
2016 | 9,041 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Inari Station Location within Japan |
The station has two side platforms, serving one track each.
1 | ■ Nara Line | for Kyoto |
2 | ■ Nara Line | for Uji and Nara |
According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.[citation needed]
Year | Number of passengers |
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1999 | 4,203 |
2000 | 4,266 |
2001 | 4,471 |
2002 | 4,567 |
2003 | 4,759 |
2004 | 4,961 |
2005 | 5,055 |
2006 | 5,233 |
2007 | 5,406 |
2008 | 5,452 |
2009 | 5,375 |
2010 | 5,608 |
2011 | 5,892 |
2012 | 6,492 |
2013 | 7,016 |
2014 | 7,285 |
2015 | 8,683 |
2016 | 9,041 |
« | Service | » | ||
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Nara Line | ||||
Tofukuji | Local | JR Fujinomori | ||
Regional Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Miyakoji Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Japanese Government Railways | ||||
Tokaido Line (abandoned route) | ||||
Yamashina | - | Kyoto |
Inari Station serves visitors to several nearby sites. Among these are the major Shinto shrine Fushimi Inari-taisha and the Fukakusa campus of Ryukoku University. Although transfer is not available, Fukakusa and Fushimi-Inari Stations on the Keihan Main Line are close by. Students and staff members can access Ritsumeikan Junior & Senior High School and Kyoto Municipal Fushimi Technical High School (the setting of School Wars: HERO) from Inari Station.
This article incorporates material from 稲荷駅 (Inari Eki) in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved 5 January 2008.
Stations of the JR West Nara Line | |
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