Nishi-Mukō Station (西向日駅, Nishi-Mukō-eki) is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Nishi-Mukō Station
Station building, August 2017
General information
Location	Mukō, Kyoto Japan
Operated by	Hankyu Corporation
Line(s)	Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	HK-78
History
Opened	November 1, 1928 (1928-11-01)
Previous names	Nishi-Mukōmachi (until 1972)
Passengers
2014	2,254,000

Lines

• Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line

Layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks.

History

The station opened as Nishi-Mukōmachi Station on November 1, 1928, the day the Shinkeihan Line (present-day Hankyu Kyoto Main Line) was extended from Takatsuki-machi to Kyoto Saiin. On October 1, 1972 when the town of Mukō (Mukō-machi in Japanese) became a city (Mukō-shi in Japanese), the station name was changed to the current one.[1]

In 1978 when the underground passage of the station was constructed, an archaeological excavation at the station found some ruins of Nagaoka-kyō, the capital city of Japan from 784 to 794, and earlier period.[1]

Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-78.[2]

Usage

In fiscal 2014 (April 2014 to March 2015), about 2,254,000 passengers started travel from this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.[3]

Stations next to Nishi-Mukō

References

External links

• "西向日駅" [Nishi-Mukō Station]. Hankyu Railway (in Japanese).