Oshimi Station (忍海駅, Oshimi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Oshimi Station 忍海駅 | |||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||
.jpg){kind=spacer} Oshimi Station, September 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 342-2, Oshimi, Katsuragi-shi, Nara-ken 639-2123 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°28′34.8″N 135°43′55.24″E / 34.476333°N 135.7320111°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | P Gose Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) from Shakudo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | P25 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 9 December 1930 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 767 daily | ||||||||||
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Line
editOshimi Station is served by the Gose Line and is 3.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shakudo.
Layout
editThe station is an above-ground station with one single side platform. The effective length of the platform is four cars. The station is unattended.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ P Gose Line | for Kintetsu Gose for Shakudo |
History
editOshimi Station was opened 9 December 1930 on the Nanwa Electric Railway. It became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger on 1 April 1944, and through a subsequent merger became a station on the Kintetsu Railway on 1 June 1944. The station was relocated 96 meters south to its present location on 17 September 1984.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 767 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Tsunozashi Shrine
- Katsuragi City History Museum
- Katsuragi City Oshimi Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "忍海駅" [Oshimi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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