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Ōwada Station (Nara)
Ōwada Station (大輪田駅, Ōwada-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kawai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1] LineŌwada Station is served by the Tawaramoto Line and is 1.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Ōji. 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. LayoutThe station is an elevated station with one island platform and two tracks, allowing trains to pass each other. The effective length of the platform is for three cars. 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.The station is unattended.[2] Platforms
HistoryThe station opened on 26 April 1918 as a station on the Yamato Railway. It became a station on the Shigiikoma Electric Railway in 1961 due to a company merger, and became a station on Kintetsu Railway by a further merger on 1 October 1964. Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1375 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3] Surrounding area
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