Matsuo-taisha Station

Matsuo-taisha Station
松尾大社駅
Unique platform shelter in rustic style
Location Nishikyō, Kyoto, Kyoto
Japan
Operated by Hankyu Corporation
Line(s) Arashiyama Line
Other information
Station code HK-97
History
Opened 1928
Previous names Matsuo Jinja-mae; Matsuo (until 2013)
Traffic
Passengers (FY2015[1]) 2.1 million

Matsuo-taisha Station (松尾大社駅, Matsuo-taisha-eki) on the Hankyu Arashiyama Line is located a short walk from both the Katsura River and Matsunoo Shrine in Kyoto. During the late fall, the Momiji trees that line the station provide a spectacular display of red, orange, and yellow leaves. The station is accessible by wheelchairs although passengers of Katsura-bound trains have to use a special gate for wheelchairs.[2]

Kyoto Bus #73 to Kyoto Station also connects to the station.

History

The station opened on November 9, 1928, when the Arashiyama Line started operation. It was called Matsuo Jinja-mae Station (松尾神社前駅, Matsuo-jinja-mae-eki), referring to Matsuo Shrine, until 1948 and then Matsuo Station (松尾駅, Matsuo-eki) until 2013. The present name is from December 21, 2013.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto. 2017.
  2. ↑ 駅構内図 [Station map] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation.
  3. ↑ Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). Hankyū Sutēshon (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 127. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
  4. ↑ 阪急電鉄:駅名を変更　「三宮」を「神戸三宮」など４駅で [Hankyu Changes Four Station Names, including Sannomiya to Kobe-sannomiya]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). December 21, 2013. Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.

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Coordinates: 35°0′2.27″N 135°41′16.79″E / 35.0006306°N 135.6879972°E / 35.0006306; 135.6879972

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