Kintetsu Kōriyama Station
Lines
Kintetsu Kōriyama Station is served by the Kashihara Line and is 5.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yamato-Saidaiji and 40.1 kilometers from Kyoto.
Layout
The station is an above-ground station with two side platforms connected by a level crossing. The effective length of the platform is for six cars. The station building is on the platform 1 side, and there is an unmanned automatic ticket gate on the platform 2.</ref>
Platforms
1 | ■ Kashihara Line | for Yamato-Yagi and Kashihara-Jingumae |
2 | ■ Kashihara Line | for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyoto |
History
The station opened in 1921 on the Unebi Line of Osaka Electric Tramway, a predecessor of the Kintetsu Railway.
History
Kintetsu-Kōriyama Station was opened on April 1, 1921 as Kōriyama Station (郡山駅) on the Osaka Electric Tramway Unebi Line. In 1928, its name was changed to Daiki Kōriyama Station (大軌郡山駅). On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Sangu Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway. The station name became Kankyu Kōriyama Station (関急郡山駅) which was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu. The station name change again to Kinki Nihon Kōriyama Station (近畿日本郡山駅), which was shortened to its present name on Match 1, 1970.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9675 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Yamatokōriyama City Hall
- Kōriyama Castle
- Nara Prefectural Koriyama High School
- Nara National College of Technology
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "近鉄郡山駅" [Kintetsu Kōriyama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ [1] Kintetsu Company History
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
- Media related to Kintetsu-Koriyama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website