Tsukiyama Station (築山駅, Tsukiyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Line
Tsukiyama Station is served by the Osaka Line and is 28.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Osaka-Uehommachi.
Layout
The station has two side platforms on the ground, serving one track each. The station building (ticket gates) are on the platform 2 side, and are connected to platform 1 by a footbridge. The effective length of the platform is six cars. The station is unattended.</ref>[2]
Platforms
1 | ■ Osaka Line | for Yamato-Takada, Yamato-Yagi, Haibara, and Nabari |
2 | ■ Osaka Line | for Goido, Fuse, and Osaka Uehommachi |
History
Tsukiyama Station opened on 1 July 1927 on the Osaka Electric Tramway Yagi Line (now the Osaka Line) between Onji and Takada (now Yamatotakada). On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Sangu Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line. .[3] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu.[3]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1408 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
- Otani Park, built around a small ancient burial mound and with a fountain and pond
- Tsukiyama Children's Park, which is also built on a burial mount and is next to the much larger Tsukiyama burial mound, which is not accessible to the public.
See also
References
External links
Media related to Tsukiyama Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in English)
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