# Yamashina Station

Yamashina Station (山科駅, Yamashina-eki) is a train station in Yamashina Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
The station has two separated sections: underground subway section and above-ground JR section. In addition, Keihan-yamashina Station (京阪山科駅, Keihan Yamashina-eki) on the Keishin Line of Keihan Electric Railway is located just in front of the JR station. This article also covers the Keihan station. There is a Keihan Bus terminal in front of the station.

## Lines

* JR West
** Tōkaidō Line (Biwako Line)
** Kosei Line
* Kyoto City Subway
** Tozai Line
* Keihan Railway
** Keishin Line

## Layout
### Yamashina Station (JR West)

The JR station has two island platforms with four tracks.
| 1 | ■ JR Kyōto Line | for Kyoto and Osaka (trains from the Kosei Line, limited express "Rakuraku Biwako", part of special rapid service) Kansai Airport Limited Express "Haruka 3, 9, and 11" for Kansai Airport |
| 2 | ■ JR Kyōto Line | for Kyoto and Osaka (trains from the Biwako Line) |
| 3 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Maibara (local trains, special rapid service) |
| 3 | ■ Kosei Line | for Katata and Ōmi-Imazu |
| 4 | ■ Biwako Line | for Kusatsu and Maibara (special rapid service in the morning, limited express "Biwako Express") |
| 4 | ■ through to the Kusatsu Line | for Kusatsu and Kibukawa |
| 4 | ■ Kosei Line | for Katata and Ōmi-Imazu (part of trains in the rush hour) |
* This station is an intermediate station on the "Biwako Line", but only the Tokaido Line for Maibara is informed as that common name, and the line for Kyoto and Osaka is as the "JR Kyoto Line". There are trains of the Biwako Line and the Kosei Line between this station and Kyoto.
* Five of the 60 daily runs of the Kansai Airport limited express "Haruka" stop at this station.
Track layout of JR West :
Legend :
For the tracks and platforms shown in light color, JR West plans to complete them in 2029. :

### Yamashina Station (Kyoto City Subway)

The subway station has an island platform with two tracks.
| 1 | ■ Tōzai Line | for Karasuma Oike and Uzumasa Tenjingawa |
| 2 | ■ Tōzai Line | for Daigo and Rokujizō |

### Keihan-yamashina Station (Keihan Railway)

The Keihan station has two side platforms with two tracks.
| north side | ■ Keishin Line | for Biwako-hamaotsu Change trains at Hamaotsu for Ishiyamadera and Sakamoto |
| south side | ■ Keishin Line | for Sanjō Keihan, Kyōto Shiyakusho-mae and Uzumasa Tenjingawa Change trains at Sanjo Keihan for the Keihan Line (Demachiyanagi, Osaka (Yodoyabashi, Nakanoshima)) |

## History

Station numbering was introduced to the JR lines in March 2018 with Yamashina being assigned station number JR-A30 for the Biwako Line and JR B-30 for the Kosei Line.

## Adjacent stations

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| JR West (Yamashina) |||||
| Tōkaidō Line (Biwako Line) |||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station |||||
| Ōtsu (A29) | | Local | | Kyoto (A31) |
| Ōtsu (A29) | | Special Rapid Service | | Kyoto (A31) |
| Ōtsu (A29) | | Kansai Airport Limited Express "Haruka" | | Kyoto (A31) |
| Kosei Line |||||
| Ōtsukyō (B29) | | Local | | Kyoto (B31) |
| Ōtsukyō (B29) | | Rapid Service | | Kyoto (B31) |
| Ōtsukyō (B29) | | Special Rapid Service | | Kyoto (B31) |
| Kyoto City Subway (Yamashina) |||||
| Tozai Line |||||
| Misasagi (T08) | Misasagi (T08) | - | Higashino (T06) | Higashino (T06) |
| Keihan Railway (Keihan-yamashina) |||||
| Keishin Line |||||
| Misasagi (T08) | Misasagi (T08) | - | Shinomiya (OT32) | Shinomiya (OT32) |

### Yamashina Station (1879-1921)

| « | « | Service | » | » |
| Japanese Government Railway Tōkaidō Line (Old route) |||||
| Ōtani | Ōtani | - | Inari | Inari |