title: Chiyokawa Station
text: # Chiyokawa Station
  
  Chiyokawa Station (千代川駅, Chiyokawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Chiyokawa Station is served by the San'in Main Line (Sagano Line), and is located 25.2 kilometres (15.7 miles) from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ San'in Main Line | for Kameoka and Kyoto |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ San'in Main Line | for Sonobe and Fukuchiyama |
  
  ## History
  
  Chiyokawa Station opened on 20 July 1935. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
  
  Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Chiyokawa being assigned station number JR-E13.
  
  The current station building was renovated in 2021 and opened for service in February of that year.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2153 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Tanba Kokubun-ji
  * Izumo-daijingū
  * Kameoka City Chiyokawa Elementary School,
  