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.[1]

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.[2]

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    Disabled access Public washrooms
Track 1  I  Tawaramoto Line Local for Shin-Ōji
Track Disused
Side platform, disused
Station layout

Kuroda / Iwami

Tawaramoto
1
2

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).[3]

Surrounding area

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. ^ "西田原本駅" [Nishi-Tawaramoto Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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