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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Iwaki Station (Nara)

Iwaki Station (磐城駅, Iwaki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.

Line

Iwaki Station is served by the Minami Osaka Line and is 31.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Osaka Abenobashi.

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms and two tracks. Both the ticket gates and concourse are at ground level. The entrance and exit is at platform 1, and a level crossing connects to platform 2 on the opposite side. The effective length of the platform is long enough for four cars, and there is a siding for maintenance vehicles on the outbound platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1   F  Minami Osaka Line for Kashiharajingū-mae
2   F  Minami Osaka Line for Osaka Abenobashi

History

Iwaki Station was opened 29 March 1929 as a station on the Osaka Railway. It became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger on 1 February 1943, and through a subsequent merger became a station on the Kintetsu Railway on 1 Jube 1944.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 599 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Katsuragi City Hall Taima Building (formerly Taima Town Hall)
  • Katsuragi City Hakuho Junior High School
  • Nagao Shrine

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. ^ "磐城駅" [Iwaki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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