Kameoka Station

Kameoka Station (亀岡駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kameoka, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Kameoka Station is served by the San'in Main Line (Sagano Line), and is located 20.2 km from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Entrances to the station are on the south and north side of the station.

History
Kameoka Station opened on 15 August 1899 when the Kyoto Railway extended the line from Saga-Arashiyama to Sonobe. 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. The current station building was completed in 2008.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kameoka being assigned station number JR-E11.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8749 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Kameoka City Hall
 * Kameoka City Library
 * Kyoto Prefectural Kameoka High School
 * Kameoka City Kameoka Junior High School
 * Kameoka Municipal Kameoka Elementary School
 * Kameoka Municipal Josai Elementary School
 * Sanga Stadium by Kyocera