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Hōryūji Station
Railway station in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hōryūji Station (法隆寺駅, Hōryūji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ikaruga, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture,. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
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Lines
The station is served by the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) and is 24.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kamo and 145.7 kilometers from Nagoya.
Layout
Hōryūji Station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms and two tracks, connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.[1]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Yamatoji Line | for Oji, Tennoji, JR Namba and Osaka |
| 2 | ■ Yamatoji Line | for Nara and Kamo |
History
Hōryūji station opened on 27 December 1890 on the Osaka Railway. In 1900, the Kansai Railway took over operations of the Osaka Railway, and was subsequently nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The current station building was completed in 2007.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Hōryūji being assigned station number JR-Q33.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2020 was 5558 passengers.[4]
Surrounding area
- Hōryū-ji
- Ikaruga Town Hall
- Tomio River
- Yamato River
See also
External links
Media related to Hōryūji Station at Wikimedia Commons
References
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