Yamashina Station Kyoto 山科駅 京都
Entrance to JR Yamashina Station, Kyoto
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Yamashina Station in north east Kyoto is made up of three stations: JR Yamashina Station, the Yamashina subway station and Keihan Yamashina Station on the Keishin Line. JR Yamashina Station is one stop from Kyoto Station.
Platforms at JR Yamashina Station, Kyoto
There are three stations in close proximity in Yamashina in the north east of Kyoto. These are:
- JR Yamashina Station
- Tozai Line Yamashina Station on the Kyoto subway network
- Keihan Yamashina Station (京阪山科).
JR Yamashina Station is on the JR Kyoto Line for Kyoto Station and Osaka Station. It is just one stop from Kyoto Station. The Haruka which goes from Kyoto to Kansai International Airport (KIX) also runs on the JR Kyoto Line.
There are also trains from JR Yamashina Station running on the so-called Biwako Line, part of the Tokaido Main Line from Kyoto Station via Otsu, Omi-Hachiman, Hikone and Maibara to Nagahama in Shiga Prefecture.
Trains also run from JR Yamashina Station on the Kosei Line along the western edge of Lake Biwa to Omi-Shiotsu, where it joins with the Hokuriku Line to Tsuruga on the Sea of Japan Coast. Stops on the Kosei Line include Otsukyo, Ono, Shiga, Omi-Maiko, Omi-Imazu and Makino.
Yamashina Subway Station
Yamashina is a stop on the Tozai Line of Kyoto subway which runs from Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station via Nijo Station in the west to Rokujizo Station in the south east of Kyoto.
Keihan Yamashina Station
Keihan Yamashina Station is on the Keishin Line from Misasagi Station on the Tozai Line in Kyoto and Biwako-Hamaotsu Station in Otsu. Most Keishin Line trains from Biwako-Hamaotsu Station run through to Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station or Uzumasa Tenjingawa Station on the Tozai Line.
The newer Yamashina subway station has a small Daimaru department store built into it with branches of Uniqlo, Nitori (for home furnishings) and McDonald's within. Outside is a branch of Starbucks and the Hotel Brighton City Kyoto Yamashina.
Around the station are numerous izakaya, restaurants and other places to eat and drink.
A number of Keihan buses run from Yamashina Station including buses to Shijo Kawaramachi Station, Kyoto Tachibana University and Oyake.
Keihan Yamashina Station, Kyoto
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Accommodation near Yamashina in Kyoto
Yamashina is away from the center of Kyoto but is very close by public transport on either the JR line or subway. Places to stay near Yamashina Station are Hotel Brighton City Kyoto Yamashina, Guesthouse Yamashina, Gina House Kyoto and at Misasagi Station, a Hotel Hills Inn Kyoto Higashiyama.
