Ōwada Station (Nara)
Railway station in Kawai, Nara Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Railway station in Kawai, Nara Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ōwada Station (大輪田駅, Ōwada-eki) is an unstaffed railway station in the town of Kawai, Nara, Japan, serving passengers traveling on Kintetsu Railway's Tawaramoto Line. It is 8.2 km (5.1 miles) from Nishi-Tawaramoto, while 1.9 km (1.2 miles) from Shin-Ōji.
Ōwada Station 大輪田駅 | |||||||||||||
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Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||
Location | 1809-2, Ōaza Ōwada, Kawai, Nara,
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Coordinates | 34°35′21″N 135°43′13″E | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||
Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | I Tawaramoto Line | ||||||||||||
Distance | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||
Bus stands | 1 | ||||||||||||
Connections |
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Construction | |||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||
Parking | None | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||||
Accessible | None | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Station code | I42 | ||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | April 26, 1918 | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
2015 | 2,378 daily | ||||||||||||
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Trains at Ōwada Station leave for both Nishi-Tawaramoto and Shin-Ōji every 20 minutes, while every 15 minutes during peak hours. Travel time to Nishi-Tawaramoto is about 17 minutes while to Shin-Ōji is about 4 minutes.
The station is serviced by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines' Route 9 bus at Ōwada Sta. Gate from Kataokadai 1-chome once a day, but the services is alighting only. It is also serviced by free shuttle wagon Sunamaru-go's North Route and West Route for Sōgō-fukushi-kaikan 10 shuttles a day.
As of November 2015, daily passenger ridership was 2,378.
Ōwada Station has a high-level island platform with 4 cars long, serving two tracks. On the partly roofed platform, a passenger waiting area with six plastic benches for 28 persons is located. Amenities include bathrooms and a self-service beverage vending machine.
Downstairs below the platform level, there is a ticket booth with two ticket vending machines, and ticket gates with a post-type self-service fare deducting reader. A no-fee bicycle parking, a taxi stand, and a bus stop are located southwest of the station within a minute walk from the ticket gate, but there is no parking spot.
2F Platform level | Track 2 | I Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Nishi-Tawaramoto → |
Island platform, doors will open on the right | ||
Track 1 | ← I Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Shin-Ōji | |
1F Street level | Exit / entrance, a bicycle facility, and both taxi and bus stands. |
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