Motosanjōguchi Station (元山上口駅, Motosanjōguchi-eki)is a passenger railway station located in the town of Heguri, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

Line

Motosanjōguchi Station is served by the Ikoma Line and is 5.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōji.

Layout

The station is 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.[2]

History

Motosanjōguchi Station was opened 21 October 1926 on the Shigiikoma Electric Railway. It was raised to 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 869 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. ^ "元山上口駅" [Motosanjōguchi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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