| Tatsutagawa Station 竜田川駅 | |||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Station building | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 7-12, Nishinomiya 2-chōme, Heguri, Ikoma-gun, Nara-ken 636-0914 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°37′01″N 135°42′16″E / 34.6170°N 135.7045°E / 34.6170; 135.7045 | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | 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 (1926-11-01) | ||||||||||
| 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.
Line
Tatsutagawa Station is served by the Ikoma Line and is 3.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōji.
Layout
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.
History
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
In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 986 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Tatsuta River
- Karasuzuka Kofun
- Tsubakii Castle Ruins
- Heguri Town Heguri Minami Elementary School
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.
- "竜田川駅" [Tatsutagawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
Media related to Tatsutagawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
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