Hozukyō Station

nihongo|Hozukyō Station|保津峡駅|Hozukyō-eki is a train station in Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is on the border with Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto.

Lines

*West Japan Railway Company (JR West):*Sagano Line (Sanin Main Line)

Layout

The station has two side platforms with two tracks.

History

The station started as nihongo|Matsuoyama Signal Box|松尾山信号場|Matsuoyama Shingōjō on August 17, 1929 and replaced by the passenger station under the current name on April 15, 1936. It was originally located in the site of the present Torokko Hozukyō Station on the Sagano Scenic Railway. The station was moved to the present location on March 5, 1989 when the new route of the Sanin Main Line was opened. [Teishajo|II|299] The old railway track and the closed station was revived as the Sagano Scenic Railway and its stop on April 27, 1991.

Adjacent stations

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