Ōkubo Station (Kyoto)

Ōkubo Station 大久保駅
Ōkubo Station, West Exit
General information
Location	Nishiura-81-2 Hironocho, Uji-shi, Kyoto-fu 611-0031 Japan
Coordinates	34°52′28.3″N135°46′37.5″E / 34.874528°N 135.777083°E / 34.874528; 135.777083
System	Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Owned by	Kintetsu Railway
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line	Kyoto/Kashihara Line
Distance	13.6 km from Kyoto
Platforms	2 island platforms
Construction
Structure type	elevated
Other information
Station code	B12
Website	www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/station05016.html
History
Opened	3 November 1928 (1928-11-03)
Passengers
FY2023	22,040
Services
Preceding station Kintetsu Railway Following station Iseda towards Kyōto Kyoto Line Local Semi-Express Kutsukawa towards Yamato-Saidaiji Momoyamagoryō-mae towards Kyōto Kyoto Line Express Shin-Tanabe towards Yamato-Saidaiji
Location Ōkubo Station Location within Kyoto Prefecture Show map of Kyoto Prefecture Ōkubo Station Ōkubo Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Ōkubo Station (大久保駅, Ōkubo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uji, Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.It is station number B12. ^[1] Fushimi-Momoyama Station on the Keihan Main Line and Momoyama Station on the JR Nara Line are within walking distance from Momoyamagoryō-mae Station.

Lines

Ōkubo Station is served by the Kyoto Line, and is located 13.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto Station. ^[2]

Station layout

The station consists two elevated island platforms, with an effective platform length of six cars.The ticket gates and concourse are on the first floor, and there is only one ticket gate. The station is staffed. The station has a station plaza on the east side with bus and taxi stands and private car parking, and a wide road on the west side. ^{[3] [4]}

Platforms

1, 2	■  Kintetsu Kyoto Line	for Kintetsu Nara, Tenri and Kashiharajingu-mae
3, 4	■  Kintetsu Kyoto Line	for Kyoto

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  East Exit
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  Ticket Gate
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  Platforms

History

The station opened on 3 November 1928 as a station of Nara Electric Railroad. Nara Electric Railroad merged with Kintetsu in 1963. The station was elevated in 1987. In 2007, the station started using PiTaPa.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2023, the station was used by an average of 22,040 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). ^[5]

Surrounding area

• Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Okubo Garrison
• Minamiuji Community Center

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kintetsu Corporation (August 19, 2015). "駅ナンバリングを全線で実施します" [We will implement the station numbering for the entire system](PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved September 12, 2015.
2. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄[Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN   4-87366-874-3.
3. "大久保駅" [Ōkubo Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
4. "Station Map". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. City of Kyoto. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
5. Kintetsu Official Statistics

External links

Media related to Okubo Station (Kyoto) at Wikimedia Commons

• Kintetsu station information (in English)