Yamashiro-Aodani Station

Yamashiro-Aodani Station (山城青谷駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Jōyō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Yamashiro-Aodani Station is served by the Nara Line and is located at 10.7 km from the terminus of the line at Kizu and 17.7 kilometers from Nara.

Layout
The station consists of two side platforms connected by an elevated station building which also serves ass a local community center. The station has a POS terminal. The IC card ticket "ICOCA" can be used at this station. The station is staffed.

History
Yamashiro-Aodani was opened as a temporary stop on 13 February 1926, and elevated to a full passenger station on 1 December 1933. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Yamashiro-Aodani being assigned station number JR-D14.

Passenger statistics
According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows. It is the nearest station to Aotani Plum Tree, and the use increases slightly during plum blossom season.

Surrounding area

 * Joyo City Aoya Elementary School
 * Aoya Plum Gardens
 * Kyoto Prefectural Joyo Technical College for the Disabled