Nishi-Tawaramoto Station
Appearance
Nishi-Tawaramoto Station 西田原本駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 202-2, Tonomachi, Tawaramoto-cho, Shiki-gun, Nara-ken 636-0317 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°33′13.09″N 135°47′22.75″E / 34.5536361°N 135.7896528°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Kintetsu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | I Tawaramoto Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 0 km (0 miles) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms |
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Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bus stands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections |
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Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | I36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | April 26, 1918 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous names | Kinki-Nippon Tawaramoto (until October 1, 1964 | )|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | 720 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nishi-Tawaramoto Station (西田原本駅, Nishi-Tawaramoto eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Line
[edit]Nishi-Tawaramoto Station is the terminus of the Tawaramoto Line and is10.1 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Shin-Ōji.
Layout
[edit]The station is a ground-level station with one terminal bay platform and two tracks. The station building is located at the train stop, and there is also a waiting room on the platform..The station is attended.[2]
Platforms and tracks
[edit]Street level | Exit / entrance, parking lots, and both taxi and bus stands. | ||
Platform level | Track 2 | ← I Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Shin-Ōji | |
Partial bay platform, doors will open on the left or the right | |||
Track 1 | ← I Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Shin-Ōji | ||
Track | Disused | ||
Side platform, disused |
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Gallery
[edit]History
[edit]- 1918 Apr. 16 - Tawaramoto Station was opened by the Yamato Railway, while another Tawaramoto Station was opened by the Osaka Electric Tramway in 1923.
- 1944 Jan. 11 - Train services between Tawaramoto and Sakurai was discontinued.
- 1958 The discontinued section between Tawaramoto and Sakurai was abandoned.
- 1964 Oct. 1 - The Shigi Ikoma Electric Railway acquired the Yamato Railways.
- 1964 Oct. 1 - The Kintetsu Railway acquired the Shigi Ikoma Electric Railway, then Tawaramoto Station was renamed to Nishi-Tawaramoto.
- 2007 Apr. 1 - PiTaPa, a reusable contactless stored value smart card, has been available.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 720 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Tawaramoto Station
- Tawaramoto Town Hall
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ "西田原本駅" [Nishi-Tawaramoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
[edit]Media related to Nishi-Tawaramoto Station at Wikimedia Commons