Tawaramoto Station
Tawaramoto Station 田原本駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 The west entrance of Tawaramoto Station—December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 171, Tawaramoto-cho, Shiki-gun, Nara-ken 636-030 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°33′11″N 135°47′27″E / 34.553068°N 135.790889°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | B Kashihara Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 15.9 km (9.9 miles) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking |  Available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (slopes for each ticket gate and for each platform) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | B36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 March 1923 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 4745 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tawaramoto Station (田原本駅, 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]Tawaramoto Station is served by the Kashihara Line and is 15.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yamato-Saidaiji and 50.5 kilometers from Kyoto
Layout
[edit]The station is an above-ground station with two opposing side platforms and two tracks. The effective length of the platform is enough for six cars. There are station buildings on both the outbound side (East Exit) and inbound side (West Exit), and the inbound and outbound platforms are connected by an underground passage. The East Exit ticket gates are connected to the outbound platform, and the West Exit ticket gates are connected to the inbound platform by slopes. However, there are stairs only to go between the underground passage and both platforms; there are no escalators or elevators.The station is unattended.</ref>[2]
Platforms and tracks
[edit]| 1 | ■ Kashihara Line | for Yamato-Yagi and Kashihara-Jingumae |
| 2 | ■ Kashihara Line | for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyoto |
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East Exit -
Platform
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History
[edit]Tawaramoto Station opened on 21 March 1923 on the Osaka Electric Tramway Unebi Line when the line was extended from Hirahata to Kashiharajingu-mae Station.On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Sangu Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line. .[3] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu.[3]The station was renamed as Kinki Nippon Tawaramoto Station, and renamed to its current name in 1964,
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4745 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Tawaramoto Town Hall
- Nara Prefectural Isokino High School
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.
- ^ "田原本駅" [Tawaramoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Tawaramoto Station at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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