Tambaguchi Station
Layout. The elevated station has an island platform with two tracks. History. Tambaguchi Station opened on April 27, 1897, when the Kyoto Railway extended from to Ōmiya (temporary terminal in Kyoto). On March 16, 1976, the station was moved 0.5 kilometers 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 . The freight terminal closed on February 1, 1984. Nearby. The station directly abuts the Kyoto Central Wholesale Market, and nearby is the defunct courtesan's district of Shimabara.