Kasagi Station

Location
	Kasagi Station Location within Kyoto Prefecture Kasagi Station Kasagi Station (Japan)

Kasagi Station

笠置駅
Kasagi Station; 笠置駅
JR West regional rail station
	Kasagi Station in May 2022
General information
Location	Ōaza Kasagi, Kasagi-chō, Sōraku-gun, Kyoto-fu 619-1303; Japan
Coordinates	34°45′33″N 135°56′03″E / 34.759086°N 135.934289°E
Owned by	JR West
Line(s)	V Kansai Main Line
Distance	54.3 km (33.7 miles) from Kameyama
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	3 (1 disused)
Train operators	JR West
Connections	Kasagi Municipal Circular Bus: (Registered residents only)
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	None
Other information
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 November 1897
Passengers
2019	186 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Kasagi Station Location within Kyoto Prefecture Kasagi Station Kasagi Station (Japan)

Kasagi Station (笠置駅, Kasagi-eki) is a passenger railway station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) located in the town of Kasagi, Kyoto, Japan. The station is outside of the ICOCA service area, so no IC cards can be used to pay fares.

Lines

Kasagi Station is served by the Kansai Main Line, and is located at 54.3 km (33.7 miles) from the terminus of the line at Kameyama.

Layout

The station has one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed. A coin locker is installed.

Platforms

1	■ V Kansai Main Line	for Kamo
2	■ V Kansai Main Line	for Kameyama, Tsuge, and Iga-Ueno

The platform in April 2007
The station structure in April 2007

History

Kasagi Station opened on 11 November 1897 as a station on the Kansai Railway.^[1] The Kansai Railway was nationalized in 1907 and the line renamed the Kansai Main Line in 1909. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.^[2]


Year	Passengers
2008	326
2009	315
2010	310
2011	320
2012	296
2013	285
2014	268
2015	257
2016	233
2017	219
2018	200
2019	186

Surrounding area

This station is located in an area where the Kansai Main Line runs parallel to the south bank of the Kizugawa River and National Route 163 runs parallel to the north bank, and is surrounded by mountains. Kasagi Ohashi Bridge is built on the east side of the station as a bridge connecting north and south. Kasagi once prospered as a hot spring town, and hot spring inns were built on both banks of the Kizugawa River

Kasagi Town Hall
Kasagiyama Prefectural Natural Park

References

^ Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 339. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ Kyoto Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Official website (in Japanese)

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[teishajo1998-1] Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 339. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[teishajo19_==Passenger_statistics==_According_to_the_Kyoto_Prefecture_statistical_book,_the_average_number_of_passengers_per_day_is_as_follows_:<ref-2] Kyoto Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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