Chiyokawa Station
# Chiyokawa Station

Chiyokawa Station (千代川駅, Chiyokawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

## Lines

Chiyokawa Station is served by the San'in Main Line (Sagano Line), and is located 25.2 kilometres (15.7 miles) from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

## Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ San'in Main Line | for Kameoka and Kyoto |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ San'in Main Line | for Sonobe and Fukuchiyama |

## History

Chiyokawa Station opened on 20 July 1935. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Chiyokawa being assigned station number JR-E13.

The current station building was renovated in 2021 and opened for service in February of that year.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2153 passengers daily.

## Surrounding area

* Tanba Kokubun-ji
* Izumo-daijingū
* Kameoka City Chiyokawa Elementary School,
