Tomio Station (富雄駅, Tomio-eki) is a railway station on Kintetsu Railway's Nara Line in Nara, Japan.

Tomio Station

富雄駅
Tomio Station, January 2008
General information
Location3-35, Tomiomotomachi 2-chome, Nara, Nara
(奈良県奈良市富雄元町二丁目3-35)
Japan
Coordinates34°41′40″N 135°44′06″E / 34.694311°N 135.735122°E / 34.694311; 135.735122
Operated byKintetsu Railway
Line(s)Nara Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeA19
History
OpenedApril 30, 1914
Previous namesTomio (1914 - 1941)
Tobinomura (1941 - 1953) (until 1953)
Passengers
November 13, 201228,456 daily

Lines

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Building

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The station has an island platform and two tracks.

1  Nara Line for Gakuen-mae, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara, Tenri and Kyoto
2  Nara Line for Ikoma, Fuse, Osaka Namba and Amagasaki

History

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  • April 30, 1914 – The station was opened as a station of Osaka Electric Tramway Co., Ltd. (Daiki)
  • March 15, 1941 – Daiki consolidated Sangu Kyuko Railway and renamed Kansai Kyuko Railway Co. (Kankyu)
  • September, 1941 – It renamed to "Tobinomura Station (鵄邑駅, Tobinomura-eki)".
  • June 1, 1944 – Kankyu consolidated nankai Railway and renamed Kinki Nippon Railway Co.
  • April 1, 1953 – It renamed to "Tomio Station (富雄駅, Tomio-eki)".
  • June 28, 2003 – Kinki Nippon Railway Co. was renamed Kintetsu Corporation.
  • April 1, 2007 – Starts using PiTaPa

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nara Line (A19)
Higashi-Ikoma (A18)   Local   Gakuen-mae (A20)
Higashi-Ikoma (A18)   Semi-Express
Suburban Semi-Express
  Gakuen-mae (A20)
Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station