Taimadera Station (当麻寺駅, Taimadera-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]
Taimdera Station 当麻寺駅 | |||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Taimadera Station in April 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 54-2, Taima, Katsuragi-shi, Nara-ken 639-0276 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°30′58″N 135°42′22″E / 34.516003°N 135.706078°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | F Minami Osaka Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 30.4 km (18.9 miles) from Osaka Abenobashi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | F21 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 March 1929 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 774 daily | ||||||||||
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Line
editTaimadera Station is served by the Minami Osaka Line and is 30.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Osaka Abenobashi.
Layout
editThe station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms and two tracks. Both the ticket gates and concourse are at ground level. The entrance and exit is at platform 1, and a level crossing connects to platform 2 on the opposite side. The effective length of the platform is long enough for four cars. The station is unattended.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ F Minami Osaka Line | for Kashiharajingū-mae |
| 2 | ■ F Minami Osaka Line | for Osaka Abenobashi |
History
editTaimadera Station was opened 29 March 1929 as a station on the Osaka Railway. It became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger on 1 February 1943, and through a subsequent merger became a station on the Kintetsu Railway on 1 Jube 1944.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 774 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Taima-dera - sightseeing spot for peony
- Katsuragi City Hall Taima Office (former Taima Town Office)
- Katsuragi City Sumo Museum Kehayaza
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Taima-dera West Pagoda (back) East pagoda (back) -
Katsuragi City Sumo Museum Kehayaza
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.
- ^ "当麻寺駅" [Taimadera Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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