Tawaramoto Station

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Tawaramoto Station
田原本駅
File:Tawaramoto station west entrance.JPG
Tawaramoto Station west entrance, December 2009
Location 171, Tawaramoto, Shiki, Nara
(奈良県磯城郡田原本町171)
Japan
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Operated by Kintetsu Corporation
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History
Opened 1923
Previous names Daiki Tawaramoto Station
Kankyu Tawaramoto; Kinki Nippon Tawaramoto (until 1964)
station layout

Kuroda / Iwami

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Nishi-Tawaramoto / Kasanui

Tawaramoto Station(田原本駅) is a train station on the Kintetsu Kashihara Line in Tawaramoto, Shiki District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

Building

The station has 2 side platforms and 2 tracks.

1  Kashihara Line for Yamato-Yagi and Kashiharajingu-mae
Change trains at Yamato-Yagi for Osaka Uehommachi (via Kawachi-Kokubu), and at Kashiharajingu-mae for Yoshino
2  Kashihara Line for Hirahata, Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyoto
Change trains at Hirahata for Tenri, and at Yamato-Saidaiji for Nara, Osaka Namba, Amagasaki and Kobe (Sannomiya) (via Ikoma)

History

  • 1923 - The station opened as Osaka Electric Rail Tawaramoto Station.
  • 1941 - Daiki merged with Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway, and becomes Kansai Kyuko Electric Railway.
  • 1944 - Kankyu merged Nankai Railway and became Kintetsu, changing the station was renamed Kinki Nihppn Tawaramoto Station.
  • 1964 - Kinki Nippon Tawaramoto Station was renamed the current name.
  • 1990 - Station house renovation complete. Because of this the crosswalk was removed and the platform expands.
  • 1992 - Automatic ticket checker and dispenser was installed.
  • 2007 - Starts using PiTaPa.
  • 2009 - West entrance was built.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Kintetsu Kashihara Line
Iwami   Local   Kasanui
Hirahata   Express   Yamato-Yagi


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