Yamato-Takada Station (大和高田駅, Yamato-Takada-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]
Yamato-Takada Station 大和高田駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Yamato-Takada Station in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 14 Kitahonmachi, Yamatotakada-shi, Nara-ken 635-0097 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°31′11.52″N 135°44′32.49″E / 34.5198667°N 135.7423583°E | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Kintetsu Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Osaka Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 29.9 km from Osaka-Uehommachi | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | D25 | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 March 1925 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Takada (to 1928); Daiki-Takada (to 1941) | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| FY2019 | 8223 daily | |||||||||||||||
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Line
editYamato-Takada Station is served by the Osaka Line and is 29.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Osaka-Uehommachi.
Layout
editThe station has two side platforms on the ground, serving one track each. The concourse is on the first floor of the station building, and the platforms are on the second floor. There is one ticket gate on the first floor, and another ticket gate on the second floor that leads directly to platform 2. The effective length of the platform is 10 cars.. The station is staffed.</ref>[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Osaka Line | for Yamato-Yagi,, Nabari, and Kashikojima |
| 2 | ■ Osaka Line | for Goido, Kawachi-Kokubu,Osaka Uehommachi, and Osaka Namba |
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Platforms -
Station plaza
History
editYamato-Takada Station opened on 21 March 1925 as Takada Station as the terminus of the Osaka Electric Tramway Yagi Line (now the Osaka Line) from Yamato-Yagi. In August 1928, the station was renamed Daiki Takada Station (大軌高田駅). On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Sangu Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line, and the station was renamed Yamato-Takada Station.[3] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu.[3] The current station building was completed in 2001.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 8223 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
editIt is the central station of Yamatotakada city, and the area in front of the station is a busy shopping district.
- Takada Station - West Japan Railway Company Wakayama Line/Sakurai Line (approximately 5 minutes on foot)
- Japan National Route 165
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.
- ^ "大和高田駅" [Yamato-Takada Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Yamato-Takada Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in English)
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