Tawaramoto Station

Tawaramoto Station (田原本駅) is a train station on Kintetsu Kashihara Line in Tawaramoto, Nara, Japan.

Tawaramoto Station 田原本駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
The west entrance of Tawaramoto Station—December 2009
General information
Location	171, Tawaramoto Nara Japan （奈良県磯城郡田原本町171）
Coordinates	34°33′11″N 135°47′27″E
Owned by	Kintetsu Railway
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	B  Kashihara Line
Distance	15.9 km (9.9 mi)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	Kintetsu Railway
Connections	I   Tawaramoto Line at Nishi-Tawaramoto Station Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: 21 at Tawaramoto Bus Center
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes (slopes for each ticket gate and for each platform)
Other information
Station code	B36
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 March 1923 (1923-03-21)
Previous names	Kinki-Nippon Tawaramoto (1944—1964) Kankyū Tawaramoto (1941—1944) Daiki Tawaramoto (1928—1941)
Passengers
2015	13,173 daily
Services Preceding station Kintetsu Railway Following station  B  Kashihara Line Iwami towards Kyōto, Shin-Tanabe or Yamato-Saidaiji Local Kasanui towards Kashiharajingū-mae Hirahata towards Kyōto or Yamato-Saidaiji Express Kashiharajingū-mae Terminus   I   Tawaramoto Line Kuroda towards Shin-Ōji Tawaramoto Line transfer at Nishi-Tawaramoto Terminus

Lines

• Kintetsu Railway
  •  B  Kashihara Line

Platforms and tracks

1	■ Kashihara Line	for Yamato-Yagi and Kashihara-Jingumae
2	■ Kashihara Line	for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyoto

station layout
Legend
↑Kuroda / Iwami↑ 2 1 ←Nishi-Tawaramoto / Kasanui↓

History

• 1923—Tawaramoto Station was opened by the Osaka Electric Tramway as the Unebi Line was extended from Hirahata to Kashiharajingu-mae Station.
• 1941—Owned by the Kansai Express Railway that merged with the Sangu Express Railway.
• 1944—Owned by the Kinki Nippon Railway that merged with the Nankai Railway, the station was renamed as Kinki Nippon Tawaramoto Station.
• 1964—Kinki Nippon Tawaramoto Station was renamed its current name.
• 1990—The platforms were extended, and the crosswalk between the platforms was removed as the station building was renovated.
• 1992—Automatic ticket gates were installed.
• Apr. 1, 2007—PiTaPa, a reusable contactless stored value smart card, has been available.
• 2009—The west entrance was added.

External links

• Official website
• Media related to Tawaramoto Station at Wikimedia Commons