Katsuragawa Station (Kyoto)

Nihongo|Katsuragawa Station|桂川駅|Katsuragawa-eki is a railway station being built by JR West in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan, on the JR Kyoto Line. It is scheduled to open on October 18, 2008. Katsuragawa is between Nishiōji and Mukōmachi Stations, west of the bridges over the Katsura River ("Katsuragawa" in Japanese).

The station on a four-track section will have a single island platform between center two tracks. It will serve trains 12 cars long. An overhead bridge will provide access to the platform, as well as unrestricted passage from one side of the station to the other. Facilities will include an elevator, an escalator, and a multipurpose toilet.

The station will serve the nearby Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base at Katsura. Passengers can access Rakusaiguchi Station on the Hankyū Kyoto Main Line, about 600 m distant.

ource

This article incorporates material translated from 桂川駅 (京都府) ("Katsuragawa-eki (Kyoto-fu)") in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on June 21, 2008.

External links

* [http://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kensetu/page/0000042649.html Kyoto] city government official site