Tango-kitsu Station was its station name in the eras when the station was owned by Japanese National Railways (JNR) or West Japan Railway Company (JR West), but the present station name came to be used when its ownership was transferred to Kitakinki Tango Railway.
日本国有鉄道（国鉄）、西日本旅客鉄道（JR西日本）時代は、丹後木津駅（たんごきつえき）と名乗っていたが、北近畿タンゴ鉄道へ移管された際に現在の駅名になった。