Tatsutagawa Station
Tatsutagawa Station 竜田川駅 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 2-7-12, Nishinomiya, Heguri, Ikoma District, Nara （奈良県生駒郡平群町西宮二丁目7-12） Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°37′01″N 135°42′16″E / 34.6170°N 135.7045°E | ||||||||||
| System | Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | ||||||||||
| Owner |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Operator | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line | G Ikoma Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) from Ōji | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
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| Station code | G25 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 November 1926 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 986 daily | ||||||||||
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Tatsutagawa Station (竜田川駅, Tatsutagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Heguri, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Line
[edit]Tatsutagawa Station is served by the Ikoma Line and is 3.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōji.
Layout
[edit]The stationis a ground-level station with a side platform and one track. The station building and platform are on the outbound side (east side, i.e. the left side when facing Ōji). As it is a single-track station, both Ōji-bound and Ikoma-bound trains depart and arrive from the same platform. The effective length of the platform is for four cars. The station is unattended.[2]
History
[edit]Tatsutagawa Station was opened 1 November 1926 as a seasonal station on the Shigiikoma Electric Railway to accommodate passengers coming to view maples and pick mushrooms in the fall. It was raised o a permanent station on 19 December 1930. It became a Kintetsu Railway station due to a company merger on 1 October 1963.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 986 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Tatsuta River
- Karasuzuka Kofun
- Tsubakii Castle Ruins
- Heguri Town Heguri Minami Elementary School
See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ↑ "竜田川駅" [Tatsutagawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ↑ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Tatsutagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
