Tatsutagawa Station
Line
Tatsutagawa Station is served by the Ikoma Line and is 3.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōji.
Layout
The stationis a ground-level station with a side platform and one track. The station building and platform are on the outbound side (east side, i.e. the left side when facing Ōji). As it is a single-track station, both Ōji-bound and Ikoma-bound trains depart and arrive from the same platform. The effective length of the platform is for four cars. The station is unattended.
History
Tatsutagawa Station was opened 1 November 1926 as a seasonal station on the Shigiikoma Electric Railway to accommodate passengers coming to view maples and pick mushrooms in the fall. It was raised o a permanent station on 19 December 1930. It became a Kintetsu Railway station due to a company merger on 1 October 1963.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 986 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Tatsuta River
- Karasuzuka Kofun
- Tsubakii Castle Ruins
- Heguri Town Heguri Minami Elementary School
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.
- ^ "竜田川駅" [Tatsutagawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
Media related to Tatsutagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons