Nijo Station (Kyoto)
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is a train station
in Nakagyō-ku
, Kyoto
, Japan
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with two tracks. The station building is designed by Urabesekkei, a architect company based in Osaka. Before the elevation, passengers could enter the station only from the east (Sembon Street side), but people are able to enter from both sides, the west and the east.
When the station was located on the ground, there was a building which was suggestive oof the magnificent temple. The building was renstructed at Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum
in 1996.
.
Airport limousine
Kyoto Bus Co., Ltd.
West JR Bus Company
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Nakagyō-ku
Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "central capital ward."As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population of 102,620 people. Tourism, shopping, and entertainment are the primary sources of income in the area. The Kamo River flows through the...
, Kyoto
Kyoto
is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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- West Japan Railway CompanyWest Japan Railway Company, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
(JR West) - Sagano LineSagano LineThe is the popular name for a portion of the Sanin Main Line in the suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. The electrified and double-tracked railway is a commuter rail line in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company . The line starts at Kyoto Station and ends at...
(Sanin Main Line) - Kyoto Municipal SubwayKyoto Municipal Subwayis the metro network in the city of Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. It has two lines.-Lines:- External links :**...
- Tōzai Line (Station Number: T15)
JR West
JR's station has one elevated island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
with two tracks. The station building is designed by Urabesekkei, a architect company based in Osaka. Before the elevation, passengers could enter the station only from the east (Sembon Street side), but people are able to enter from both sides, the west and the east.
When the station was located on the ground, there was a building which was suggestive oof the magnificent temple. The building was renstructed at Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum
Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum
is a railway museum located in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Opened in 1972, the locomotive depot preserves 19 steam locomotives.The museum is owned by West Japan Railway Company and is operated by Transportation Culture Promotion Foundation.-Facility:...
in 1996.
Kyoto Subway
Subway station has one underground island platform with two tracks, separated by platform screen doorsPlatform screen doors
Platform screen doors and platform edge doors at train or subway stations screen the platform from the train. They are a relatively new addition to many metro systems around the world, with some platform doors retrofitted rather than installed with the metro system itself. They are widely used in...
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Nijo-eki-nishiguchi
Kyoto City Bus- Route 66 for
Airport limousine
- for Osaka International AirportOsaka International Airportor Osaka-Itami International Airport is the primary domestic airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and Kobe. It is classified as a first class airport....
(Osaka Airport Transport Co., Ltd.) - for Kansai International AirportKansai International Airportis an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, southwest of Ōsaka Station, located within three municipalities, including Izumisano , Sennan , and Tajiri , in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The airport is off the Honshu shore. The airport serves as an...
(Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise Co., Ltd.)
Nijo-ekimae
Kyoto City Bus- Route 6 for Shijo Omiya / for Bukkyo UniversityBukkyo Universityis a private university in Kita-ku, Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1912, and it was chartered as a junior college in 1949. Bukkyo means Buddhism in Japanese Language. And this university's philosophy is based on Pure Land Buddhism.-External links:*...
and Gentaku - Route 15 for Shijo Kawaramachi and Keihan via Oike Street / for Emmachi and Ritsumeikan UniversityRitsumeikan UniversityRitsumeikan University has a growing reputation as one of the main private universities of Japan. It is part of a group of prestigious private universities in the Kansai area, called "Kan -Kan -Dou -Ritsu "...
- Route 46 for Gion and Heian Shrine / for Kamigamo ShrineKamigamo Shrineis an important Shinto sanctuary on the banks of the Kamo River in north Kyoto, first founded in 678. Its formal name is the .It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site...
via Sembon Street - Route 55 for Shijo Omiya and Shijo Karasuma / for Kitano Tenman-guKitano Tenman-gu' is a Shinto shrine in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan.-History:It was built in 947, to appease the angry spirit of bureaucrat, scholar and poet Sugawara no Michizane, who had been exiled as a result of political maneuvers of his enemies in the Fujiwara clan....
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 StationKyoto Stationis the most important transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest train station building and is one of the country's largest buildings, incorporating a shopping mall, hotel, movie theater, Isetan department store, and several local government facilities under one 15-story roof...
/ for Sembon Kitaoji and - Rapid buses for Bukkyo University / Rapid buses for Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto Bus Co., Ltd.
- Route 61 for Arashiyama and Daikaku-jiDaikaku-jiis a Shingon Buddhist temple in Ukyō-ku, a western ward in the city of Kyoto, Japan. The main images are of the Five Wisdom Kings, centered on Fudō. It was a villa of Emperor Saga, and later, retired Emperor Go-Uda conducted his cloistered rule from here. A school of ikebana, the Saga Goryū,...
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 CastleNijo Castleis a flatland castle located in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens...
), and Shijo Kawaramachi - Route 63 for Arashiyama, Koke-deraSaiho-jiis a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Nishikyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple, which is famed for its moss garden, is commonly referred to as , meaning "moss temple", and is also known as . The temple, primarily constructed to honor Amitabha, was first founded by Gyōki and was later...
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