Tambaguchi Station (丹波口駅) is a railway station in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

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Layout

The elevated station has an island platform with two tracks.

History

Tambaguchi Station opened on 27 April 1897, when the Kyoto Railway extended from Nijō to Ōmiya (temporary terminal in Kyoto). On 16 March 1976, the station was moved 500 m northward and elevated. At this time, the freight facilities of the station, which had served Kyoto Central Wholesale Market, were not elevated and became independent Kyōto-ichiba Freight Terminal (京都市場駅). The freight terminal closed on 1 February 1984. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tamabaguchi being assigned station number JR-E03.

Nearby

The station directly abuts the Kyoto Central Wholesale Market, and nearby is the defunct courtesan's district of Shimabara.