Nijō Station (Kyoto)

Nijō Station (二条駅, Nijō-eki) is a train station in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

Nijō Station 二条駅
Nijō Station, February 2019
General information
Location	Nishinokyo Toganoocho, Nakagyō, Kyoto, Kyoto （京都市中京区西ノ京栂尾町） Japan
Operated by	JR West Kyoto Municipal Subway
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	T15
History
Opened	15 February 1897; 128 years ago (1897-02-15)

Lines

• JR West
  • Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line)
• Kyoto Municipal Subway
  • Tōzai Line (Station Number: T15)

Layout

JR West

Nijō Station 二条駅
JR West station
Nijō Station platforms, February 2019
General information
Location	3, Nishinokyo Toganoocho, Nakagyō, Kyoto, Kyoto （京都市中京区西ノ京栂尾町3） Japan
Coordinates	35°0′39.51″N 135°44′30.1″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Sanin Main Line (Sagano Line)
Platforms	1 Island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	JR-E04
History
Opened	15 February 1897; 128 years ago (1897-02-15)
Passengers
FY 2023	25,938 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Emmachi towards Sonobe Sagano Line Rapid Kyoto Terminus Sagano Line Local Tambaguchi towards Kyoto Kameoka towards Kinosaki Onsen Sagano Line Kinosaki Kyoto Terminus Kameoka towards Higashi-Maizuru Sagano Line Maizuru Kameoka towards Toyooka Sagano Line Hashidate

The station has one elevated island platform between two tracks. The station building was designed by Urabesekkei, an architectural firm based in Osaka. Prior to the platform elevation, the station was only accessible from the east (Sembon Street side), but the station renovation made it accessible from both the east and west sides.

The design elements of the former station building were evocative of nearby Nijō Castle. The building was dismantled and rebuilt at the Kyoto Railway Museum (then called the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum) in 1996.

1	■ Sagano Line	for Kyoto
2	■ Sagano Line	for Kameoka, Sonobe and Fukuchiyama

Former Nijō Station building now at Kyoto Railway Museum

Kyoto Subway

T15 Nijō Station 二条駅
Kyoto Municipal Subway station
Station entrance, February 2019
General information
Location	3, Nishinokyo Toganoocho, Nakagyō, Kyoto, Kyoto （京都市中京区西ノ京栂尾町3） Japan
Coordinates	35°0′42.76″N 135°44′28.73″E
Operated by	Kyoto Municipal Subway
Line(s)	Tōzai Line
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Other information
Station code	T15
History
Opened	12 October 1997; 27 years ago (1997-10-12)
Passengers
FY 2023	20,408 daily[2]
Services
Preceding station Kyoto Municipal Subway Following station Nishiōji Oike T16 towards Uzumasa Tenjingawa Tōzai Line Nijōjō-mae T14 towards Rokujizō

Subway station has one underground island platform with two tracks, separated by platform screen doors.

1	■ Tōzai Line	for Uzumasa Tenjingawa
2	■ Tōzai Line	for Karasuma Oike, Rokujizo and Hamaotsu

Tōzai Line platforms

History

Nijō Station opened on 15 February 1897 and was the terminus of the Kyoto Railway (present-day San'in Main Line) until 27 April of the same year.^[3] The original station building was moved to its current location at the Kyoto Railway Museum on 1 April 1996.^[4] The Tōzai Line subway opened on 12 October 1997. The Tōzai line was extended to the Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station on 16 January 2008.^[5]

Station numbering was introduced to the JR West platforms in March 2018 with Nijō being assigned station number JR-E04.^[6][7]

Ridership

Daily Average, Nijō Subway Station^[8]

Year	Boarding Passengers	Arriving Passengers	Total
2013	8,802	8,364	17,166
2014	9,202	8,745	17,947
2015	9,624	9,143	18,767
2016	9,985	9,486	19,471
2017	10,281	9,767	20,048

Surrounding area

East Side

The Shinsenen and the Nijō Castle are within walking distance, however in case of traveling via subway, the adjacent station of Nijōjō-mae is closer.

• Ritsumeikan University Nijō Campus.
• Bukkyo University Nijō Campus.
• Senbon Street
• Life Supermarket Nijo Station Store

West Side

• BiVi Nijō.

Buses

Nijo-eki-nishiguchi

Kyoto City Bus

• Route 66 for Katsura-eki-higashiguchi

Airport limousine

• for Osaka International Airport (Osaka Airport Transport Co., Ltd.)
• for Kansai International Airport (Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise Co., Ltd.)

Nijo-ekimae

Kyoto City Bus

• Route 6 for Shijo Omiya / for Bukkyo University and Gentaku
• Route 15 for Shijo Kawaramachi and Sanjo Keihan via Oike Street / for Emmachi and Ritsumeikan University
• Route 46 for Gion and Heian Shrine / for Kamigamo Shrine via Sembon Street
• Route 55 for Shijo Omiya and Shijo Karasuma / for Kitano Tenman-gu and Ritsumeikan University
• Route 66 for Katsura-eki-higashiguchi / for Nijo-eki-nishiguchi
• Route 201 for Mibu and Gion / for Sembon Imadegawa and Hyakuman-ben
• Route 206 for Nanajo Omiya and Kyoto Station / for Sembon Kitaoji and Kitaoji Bus Terminal
• Rapid buses for Bukkyo University / Rapid buses for Ritsumeikan University

Kyoto Bus Co., Ltd.

• Route 61 for Arashiyama and Daikaku-ji via Marutamachi Street and Kyoto Studio Park / for Sanjo Keihan via Shijo Kawaramachi
• Route 62 for Arashiyama and Kiyotaki via Marutamachi Street and Kyoto Studio Park / for Sanjo Keihan via Horikawa Oike (Nijo Castle), Karasuma Oike and Shijo Kawaramachi
• Route 63 for Arashiyama, Koke-dera and Suzumushi-dera via Marutamachi Street and Kyoto Studio Park / for Sanjo Keihan via Shijo Kawaramachi
• Route 65 for Arashiyama and Arisugawa via Marutamachi Street and Kyoto Studio Park

West JR Bus Company

• for Kyoto Station / for Toganoo and Shuzan