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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Ninokuchi Station

Ninokuchi Station (新ノ口駅, Ninokuchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.

Line

Ninokuchi Station is served by the Kashihara Line and is 19.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yamato-Saidaiji and 53.7 kilometers from Kyoto.

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms and two tracks. The effective length of the platform is enough for four cars. The ticket gates and concourse are underground, while the platform is above ground. There are two station entrances and ticket gates. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1   B  Kashihara Line for Kashiharajingū-mae
2   B  Kashihara Line for Yamato Saidaiji and Kyoto

History

Ninokuchi Station was opened 21 March 1923 as a station on the Osaka Electric Tramway Unebi Line. It became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger with Sangu Express Railway on 15 March 1941, and through a subsequent merger became a station on the Kintetsu Railway on 1 July 1944.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 2159 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • Nara Prefecture Driver's License Center
  • Japan National Route 24
  • Kashihara Municipal Miminari Nishi Elementary School
  • Kashihara Municipal Kashihara Junior High School

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. ^ "新ノ口駅" [Ninokuchi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Ninokuchi Station facilities and services". Kintetsu Railway. Kintetsu Railway Co. Ltd. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  4. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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