| Iwaki Station 磐城駅 | |||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Iwaki Station in March 2008 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 220-2, Nagao, Katsuragi-shi, Nara-ken 639-2164 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°30′41″N 135°42′39″E / 34.511383°N 135.710892°E / 34.511383; 135.710892 | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | F Minami Osaka Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 31.3 km (19.4 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 | F22 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 29 March 1929 (1929-03-29) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 599 daily | ||||||||||
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Iwaki Station (磐城駅, Iwaki-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.
Line
Iwaki Station is served by the Minami Osaka Line and is 31.3 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Osaka Abenobashi.
Layout
The 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, and there is a siding for maintenance vehicles on the outbound platform. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ F Minami Osaka Line | for Kashiharajingū-mae |
| 2 | ■ F Minami Osaka Line | for Osaka Abenobashi |
History
Iwaki 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
In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 599 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Katsuragi City Hall Taima Building (formerly Taima Town Hall)
- Katsuragi City Hakuho Junior High School
- Nagao Shrine
See also
References
- 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.
- "磐城駅" [Iwaki Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
Media related to Iwaki Station (Nara) at Wikimedia Commons
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