Ōmiya Station (Kyoto)
# Ōmiya Station (Kyoto)

Ōmiya Station (大宮駅, Ōmiya Eki) is a railway station built underground in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. Hankyu Kyoto Line serves this station. Keifuku Electric Railroad Arashiyama Main Line terminus Shijō-Ōmiya Station locates nearby.

## Layout

The station has two side platforms.

| 1 | ■ Kyoto Line | for Kyoto Kawaramachi |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Kyoto Line | for Umeda, Kobe and Takarazuka |

## Usage

In fiscal 2015 (April 2015 to March 2016), about 11,537,000 passengers used this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.

| Year | Number (in thousands) | Number (in thousands) |
| - | - | - |
| Year | Boarding | Total |
| 2001 | 7,092 | 14,737 |
| 2002 | 6,750 | 13,766 |
| 2003 | 6,695 | 13,595 |
| 2004 | 6,552 | 13,381 |
| 2005 | 6,112 | 12,738 |
| 2006 | 5,780 | 11,840 |
| 2007 | 5,986 | 12,050 |
| 2008 | 5,916 | 12,078 |
| 2009 | 5,214 | 10,969 |
| 2010 | 5,039 | 10,515 |
| 2011 | 4,982 | 10,181 |
| 2012 | 4,966 | 10,098 |
| 2015 | 5,639 | 11,537 |

## History

The station opened on 31 March 1931 as Keihan Kyoto Station of the Shinkeihan Line, then operated by Keihan Electric Railway. After the Shinkeihan Line became the Hankyu Kyoto Line, the station was called Hankyu Kyoto Station. Since 17 June 1963 when the Hankyu Kyoto Line was extended to Kawaramachi Station, the station is no longer terminus and is called Ōmiya Station, after the street name.

Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-84.

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Kyoto Main Line |||||
| Saiin | Local | Karasuma |
| Saiin | Semi-Express | Karasuma |
| Saiin | Rapid Service | Karasuma |
| Saiin | Rapid Express | Karasuma |
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Saiin | Commuter Limited Express | Karasuma |
| Rapid Limited Express "Kyo-Train", "Ogura": Does not stop at this station |||||
| Rapid Limited Express A "Kyo-Train": Does not stop at this station |||||
