Tambaguchi Station
# Tambaguchi Station

Tambaguchi Station (丹波口駅, Tambaguchi-eki) is a railway station in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

## Lines

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

## Layout

The elevated station has an island platform with two tracks.

| 1 | ■ Sagano Line | for Kyoto |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Sagano Line | for Kameoka, Sonobe and Fukuchiyama |

## History

Tambaguchi Station opened on 27 April 1897, when the Kyoto Railway extended from Nijō to Ōmiya (temporary terminal in Kyoto). On 16 March 1976, the station was moved 500 m (1,600 ft) northward and elevated. At this time, the freight facilities of the station, which had served Kyoto Central Wholesale Market, were not elevated and became independent Kyōto-ichiba Freight Terminal (京都市場駅, Kyōto-ichiba-eki). The freight terminal closed on 1 February 1984.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tamabaguchi being assigned station number JR-E03.

## Nearby

The station directly abuts the Kyoto Central Wholesale Market, and nearby is the defunct courtesan's district of Shimabara.

