title: Ayabe Station
text: # Ayabe Station
  
  Ayabe Station (綾部駅, Ayabe-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the city of Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station serves limited expresses "Kinosaki", Maizuru" and Hashidate".
  
  ## Lines
  
  Ayabe Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 76.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. It is also the southern terminus of the Maizuru Line, and is 26.4 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Higashi-Maizuru.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1, 2 | ■ E San'in Main Line | for Sonobe and Kyoto for Fukuchiyama and Toyooka |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1, 2 | ■ L Maizuru Line | for Nishi-Maizuru and Higashi-Maizuru |
  | 3 | ■ E San'in Main Line | for Fukuchiyama and Toyooka |
  | 3 | ■ L Maizuru Line | for Nishi-Maizuru and Higashi-Maizuru (part of trains) |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | West Japan Railway Company (JR West) |||||
  | San'in Main Line |||||
  | Yamaga | Local (including Sagano Line rapid services) | Takatsu |
  | Wachi Tachiki (2 eastbound trains) | Rapid service (Sonobe—Fukuchiyama) | Takatsu |
  
  ## History
  
  Ayabe Station opened on November 3, 1904. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3180 passengers daily (boarding passengers only)
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Gunze head office
  * Ayabe City Hall
  