Nishi-Tawaramoto Station
Nishi-Tawaramoto Station (西田原本駅, Nishi-Tawaramoto eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.
Line
Nishi-Tawaramoto Station is the terminus of the Tawaramoto Line and is10.1 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Shin-Ōji.
Layout
The station is a ground-level station with one terminal bay platform and two tracks. The station building is located at the train stop, and there is also a waiting room on the platform..The station is attended.
Platforms and tracks
| Street level | Exit / entrance, parking lots, and both taxi and bus stands. | ||
| Platform level | Track 2 | ← I Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Shin-Ōji | |
Partial bay platform, doors will open on the left or the right 
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| Track 1 | ← I Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Shin-Ōji | ||
| Track | Disused | ||
| Side platform, disused | |||
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Gallery
History
- 1918 Apr. 16 - Tawaramoto Station was opened by the Yamato Railway, while another Tawaramoto Station was opened by the Osaka Electric Tramway in 1923.
- 1944 Jan. 11 - Train services between Tawaramoto and Sakurai was discontinued.
- 1958 The discontinued section between Tawaramoto and Sakurai was abandoned.
- 1964 Oct. 1 - The Shigi Ikoma Electric Railway acquired the Yamato Railways.
- 1964 Oct. 1 - The Kintetsu Railway acquired the Shigi Ikoma Electric Railway, then Tawaramoto Station was renamed to Nishi-Tawaramoto.
- 2007 Apr. 1 - PiTaPa, a reusable contactless stored value smart card, has been available.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 720 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Tawaramoto Station
- Tawaramoto Town Hall
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.
- ^ "西田原本駅" [Nishi-Tawaramoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
Media related to Nishi-Tawaramoto Station at Wikimedia Commons
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