is a train station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 in Yamashina-ku

Yamashina-ku, Kyoto

is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line ....

 ward, city of Kyoto

Kyoto

is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...

, Kyoto Prefecture

Kyoto Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Kyoto prefecture was known as Yamashiro....

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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The station has two separated sections: underground subway

Kyoto Municipal Subway

is the metro network in the city of Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. It has two lines.-Lines:- External links :**...

 section and above-ground JR

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 section. In addition, on the Keishin Line

Keihan Keishin Line

The is an interurban railway line of Keihan Electric Railway.The 7.5 km line starts from Misasagi Station in Kyoto and ends at Hamaōtsu Station in neighbouring city of Ōtsu.-History:...

 of Keihan Electric Railway

Keihan Electric Railway

is a Japanese railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. It is known as , or .-History:Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of Yodo River...

 is located just in front of the JR station. This article also covers the Keihan station.

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• West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
  West Japan Railway Company
  , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
  
  
• Tōkaidō Line (Biwako Line)
• Kosei Line
  Kosei Line
  The is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, operated by West Japan Railway Company. The line was completed in 1974 by the former Japanese National Railways to provide faster access from the Kansai region to the Hokuriku region...
  
  
• Kyoto Municipal Subway
  Kyoto Municipal Subway
  is the metro network in the city of Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau. It has two lines.-Lines:- External links :**...
  
  
• Tōzai Line (Station Number: T07)
• Keihan Electric Railway
  Keihan Electric Railway
  is a Japanese railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. It is known as , or .-History:Keihan started its operation between Osaka and Kyoto in 1910. It was the first electric railway to connect these two cities, and the first line on the left bank of Yodo River...
  
   (Keihan Yamashina Station)
• Keishin Line
  Keihan Keishin Line
  The is an interurban railway line of Keihan Electric Railway.The 7.5 km line starts from Misasagi Station in Kyoto and ends at Hamaōtsu Station in neighbouring city of Ōtsu.-History:...
  
  

Yamashina Station (JR West)

The JR station has two island platforms with four tracks.

• This station is an intermideate station on the "Biwako Line", but only the Tokaido Line for Maibara is informed as that common name, and the line for Kyoto and Osaka is as the "JR Kyoto Line". There are trains of the Biwako Line and the Kosei Line between this station and Kyoto.

Yamashina Station (Kyoto Subway Tozai Line)

The subway station has an island platform with two tracks.

Keihan Yamashina Station (Keihan Keishin Line)

The Keihan station has two side platforms with two tracks.

Adjacent stations

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!colspan=5|West Japan Railway Company (JR West) (Yamashina)
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!colspan=5|Kyoto Municipal Subway (Yamashina)
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!colspan=5|Keihan Electric Railway (Keihan Yamashina)

External links

Yamashina Station from jr-odekake.net (JR West) Yamashina Station (Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau) Keihan-Yamashina Station from Okeihan.net (Keihan Electric Railway)