Kamo Station (Kyoto)

Kamo Station (加茂駅, Kamo-eki) is a railway station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Kizugawa, Kyoto, Japan. Although the station is on the Kansai Main Line as rail infrastructure, it serves as terminal by both the Kansai Line and Yamatoji Line in terms of passenger train services.

Kamo Station 加茂駅
Kamo Station (November 2012)
General information
Location	1-6-3, Kamochō-ekinishi, Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°45′10″N 135°52′11″E
Owned by	JR West
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	V Kansai Line (Kameyama—Kamo) (Kansai Main Line) Q Yamatoji Line (Kamo—JR Namba) (Kansai Main Line)
Distance	Kansai Line: 61.0 km (37.9 miles) from Kameyama Yamatoji Line: 54.0 km (33.6 miles) from JR Namba
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4 (1 storage)
Bus stands	2
Connections	Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: 10, 107, 109, 109 Exp., and 209 at Kamo-eki (East Exit) 66 at Kamo-eki (West Exit) Kizugawa City Community Bus: Kamo Bus: Tōno Route at Kamo-eki (East Exit) Okuhata Route at Kamo-eki (West Exit)
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes (2 elevators for the ticket gate, 1 elevator for each platform and 1 accessible bathroom)
Other information
Station code	Q39
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 November 1897; 127 years ago (1897-11-11)
Passengers
FY 2023	3,662 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station   JR-West   Following station V Kansai Line Terminus   Kansai Line   Kasagi toward Kameyama, Tsuge, and Iga-Ueno Q Yamatoji Line Kizu toward Ōsaka, JR Namba, Ōji, and Nara   Local   Terminus Kizu toward Ōsaka   Regional Rapid Service   Terminus Kizu toward JR Namba   Rapid Service   Terminus Kizu toward Ōsaka   Yamatoji Rapid Service   Terminus
Former services Former services Preceding station   Imperial Government Railways   Following station Kizu toward Minatomachi   Nagoya to Minatomachi (1907—1910)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Daibutsu   Kamo to Nara (Freight only) (1907—1908)   Kasagi Preceding station   Kansai Railways   Following station Kizu toward Minatomachi   Main Line (1907)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Daibutsu   Daibutsu Line (Freigt only) (1907)   Kasagi Daibutsu toward Minatomachi   Main Line (1900—1907)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Daibutsu toward Nara   Kamo to Nara (1899—1900)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Daibutsu Terminus   Kamo to Nara (1898—1899)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Shin-Kizu toward Sakuranomiya   Branch (1901—1907)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Shin-Kizu toward Amijima   Branch (1900—1901) Tsuge to Amijima (1898—1900)   Kasagi toward Nagoya Terminus   Tsuge to Kamo (1897—1898)   Kasagi toward Nagoya
Location Kamo Station Location within Kyoto Prefecture Show map of Kyoto Prefecture Kamo Station Kamo Station (Kansai region) Show map of Kansai region Kamo Station Kamo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

• JR West (Kansai Main Line)
  • V Kansai Line
  • Q Yamatoji Line

Layout

The station has two island platforms with three tracks on the ground level.

Platforms

1	■ Yamatoji Line–Local	for Ōji, and Nara
	■ Yamatoji Line—Regional Rapid Service	for Ōsaka
	■ Yamatoji Line—Rapid Service	for JR Namba
	■ Yamatoji Line—Yamatoji Rapid Service	for Ōsaka
2	■ Kansai Line	for Kameyama, Tsuge, and Iga-Ueno
3	■ Yamatoji Line—Local	for JR Namba and Nara (1st train and 4th to last train only)
	■ Yamatoji Line—Rapid Service	for JR Namba (5th to last train only)
4	■ Yamatoji Line—Local	for Nara (9th train only)
	■ Yamatoji Line—Regional Rapid Service	for Ōsaka (4th and 7th trains only)
	■ Yamatoji Line—Rapid Service	for JR Namba (2nd and 6th trains only)
	■ Yamatoji Line—Yamatoji Rapid Service	for Ōsaka (2nd, 4th, and 8th trains only)
	■ Kansai Line	for Kameyama (1st train and 3rd to last train only)
	■ Kansai Line	Storage track

History

The station opened in 1897 as a station on the Kansai Railway, which connected Osaka and Nagoya via Nara. The Kansai Railway was nationalized in 1907 and became the Kansai Main Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical book, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.^{[citation needed]}

Year	Passengers
1999	2,945
2000	3,008
2001	3,126
2002	3,077
2003	3,058
2004	3,093
2005	3,134
2006	3,079
2007	3,014
2008	2,967
2009	2,825
2010	2,740
2011	2,623
2012	2,581
2013	2,556
2014	2,430
2015	2,385
2016	2,359

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan