Tsubosakayama Station Explained

Tsubosakayama Station
Native Name:壷阪山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Address:886, Kangakuji, Takatori-cho, Takaichi-gun, Nara-ken 635-0154
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.4498°N 135.7949°W
Owned: Kintetsu Railway
Operator: Kintetsu Railway
Line: Yoshino Line
Distance:3.9km (02.4miles) from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:3
Train Operators: Kintetsu Railway
Bus Stands:1
Connections: Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: 20・51・52
Structure:At grade
Parking:None
Bicycle: Available
Accessible:Yes (2 accessible slopes between the ticket gate and the northbound platform)
Passengers:655
Pass Year:2019
Map Type:Japan Nara Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Tsubosakayama Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17
Services Collapsible:yes

is a passenger railway station located in the town of Takatori, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

Line

Tsubosakayama Station is served by the Yoshino Line and is 3.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 43.6 kilometers from

Layout

The station is a ground-level station with a side platform and an island platform, with three tracks, allowing trains to pass each other and turn around. The effective length of the platforms is enough for four cars. The upbound platform (tracks 2 and 3) is an island platform, and track 3 is a dead end toward Yoshino, and is used for return trains bound for Kashihara-Jingumae. Only the remaining two tracks lead to Yoshino. The station building is on the east side, and is connected to the island platform by a level crossing.The station is unattended.[2]

Platforms

History

Tsubosakayama Station opened on 5 December 1923 on the Yoshino Railway. On 1 August 1929, the Osaka Electric Tramway merged with Yoshino Railway, and the station became part of the Osaka Electric Tramway Yoshino Line. On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Sangu Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line. .[3] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 655 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Terada, Hirokazu . データブック日本の私鉄 . Databook: Japan's Private Railways . Neko Publishing . July 2002 . Japan. 4-87366-874-3.
  2. Web site: 壺阪山駅. Tsubosakayama Station. 16 March 2018. hacchi-no-he.net.
  3. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/kinki-nippon-railway-company-ltd-history/
  4. http://www.pref.nara.jp/dd.aspx?menuid=6437 Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook