Kizu Station (Kyoto)

Kizu Station is on the junction of three lines: the Nara Line, the Katamachi Line, and Kansai Main Line as of rail infrastructure, it is served by the Nara Line, the Gakkentoshi Line, and the Yamatoji Line in terms of passenger train services. It is the terminal station of the 44.8 kilometer Gakkentoshi Line to and is 37.9 kilometers from on the Nara Line and 126.9 kilometers from in the Kansai Main Line. ==Layout==

The station has two elevated island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office/ Platforms == History ==

Kizu Station opened on 13 March 1896 as a station on the Nara Railway The Kansai Railway connected to the station in 1898. Both lines were nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. It was renamed to its present name on 8 March 1997. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kizu being assigned station number JR-D19 for the Nara Line, JR-H18 for the Gakkentoshi Line, and JR-Q38 for the Yamatoji Line. ==Passenger statistics==

According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows.. ==Surrounding area==

• Kizugawa City Hall • Yamashiro Public Hospital • Kizu Central Library • Kizugawa River • Kizu Police Station (Kyoto Prefecture) • () • Nara-Kyoto Prefectural Route 47 • Kyoto Prefectural Road 323 • Kyoto Prefectural Kizu High School ==See also==