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Kusurimizu Station

Kusurimizu Station (薬水駅, Kusurimizu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ōyodo, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.

Line

Kusurimizu Station is served by the Yoshino Line and is 11.2 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiharajingū-mae and 50.9 kilometers from Ōsaka Abenobashi.

Layout

The station consists of one track and one side platform, with the platform on the right side facing Yoshino. It is on a slope and is connected to ground level by stairs. There is no station building, so passengers enter the platform directly from the stairs. The effective length of the platform is for four cars.

History

The station opened on 7 February 1924 on the Yoshino Railway. The Yoshino Railway merged with the Osaka Electric Tramway on 1 August 1929, which in turn merged with the Sangu Express Railway on 15 March 1941 to form the Kansai Express Railway. The Kansai Express Rail merged with Nankai Railway on 1 June 1944 to form the Kintetsu Railway Yoshino Line

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 72 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

The station is located near the Yakusui Daishi temple, from which the station takes its name

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. ^ "薬水駅" [Kusurimizu Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ [1] Kintetsu Company History
  4. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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