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Amagatsuji Station

Amagatsuji Station (尼ヶ辻駅, Amagatsuji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.

Line

Amagatsuji Station is served by the Kashihara Line and is 1.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yamato-Saidaiji and 36.2 kilometers from Kyoto.

Layout

The station consists two opposed side platforms and two tracks. The effective length of the platform is four cars. The ticket gates and concourse are underground, while the platforms are above ground. There are two ticket gates, one on the east side and one on the west side. The entrances and exits are on the Yamato-Saidaiji side of both platforms. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1   B  Kashihara Line for Yamato-Yagi and Kashihara-Jingumae
2   B  Kashihara Line for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyoto

History

Amagatsuji Station was opened 1 April 1921 as a station on the Osaka Electric Tramway Unebi Line (now the Kashihara Line). The station became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger with Sangu Express Railway in 1941, which became part of the Kintetsu Railway network in 1944. The station was rebuilt as an underground station in 2000.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,516 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "尼ヶ辻駅" [Amagatsuji Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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