Shinden Station (Kyoto)
Lines. Shinden Station is served by the Nara Line. Layout. The station consists of two side platforms serving two tracks. The station building is on platform 1. There is an overpass between the two platforms. The station does not have a "Midori no Madoguchi" ticket window, but a POS terminal. From this station, the Nara Line has double tracks in direction for Kyoto, and a single track in direction for Nara. Passenger statistics. According to the Kyoto Prefecture statistical report, the average number of passengers per day is as follows. History. The station opened on January 25 , 1896. The Kansai Railway was nationalised on October 1, 1907. After the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. The IC card ticket "ICOCA" can be used since November 1, 2003. Station numbering was introduced on March 17, 2018.