Ayameike Station

Ayameike Station 菖蒲池駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
South entrance (2007)
General information
Location	2-1, Ayameike-minami Nichome, Nara-shi, Nara-ken 631-0033
Coordinates	34°41′53.17″N 135°45′39.32″E
Owned by	Kintetsu Railway
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	A  Nara Line
Distance	20.1 km (12.5 miles) from Fuse
Platforms	1 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	Kintetsu Railway
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	A21
Website	www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/station03020.html
History
Opened	9 September 1923 (1923-09-09)
Passengers
FY2022	10,997 daily
Services
Preceding station Kintetsu Railway Following station Gakuen-mae towards Ōsaka Uehommachi Kintetsu-Nara Line Local Suburban Semi-Express Yamato-Saidaiji towards Kintetsu Nara
Location

North entrance (2008)

Ayameike Station (菖蒲池駅, Ayameike-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

Line

Ayameike Station is served by the Nara Line ] and is 20.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Fuse and 26.2 kilometers from Osaka Namba.

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two opposing side platforms and two tracks. The ticket gates are separate for each platform, and there are no connection between platforms within the premises. The station is staffed.[2]

Platforms

1	■  A  Nara Line	for Yamato-Saidaiji and Nara Change trains at Yamato-Saidaiji for Tenri and Kyoto
2	■  A  Nara Line	for Gakuen-mae, Fuse, Osaka Uehommachi, Osaka Namba and Amagasaki

History

Ayameike Station was opened 9 September 1923 by the Osaka Electric Tramway, and was raised to a permanent station in September 1924. It became a station on the Kansai Kyuko Railway Co. (Kankyu) in 1941.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 10,997 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

• The former site of the Kintetsu Ayameike Amusement Park (closed on June 6, 2004)[4]
• Kinki University Elementary School
• Kinki University Kindergarten
• Herves Ayameike
• Cospa Ayameike
• HANA
• Iris Water Terrace Ayameike

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
2. "菖蒲池駅" [Ayameike Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
4. "Company Profile" (PDF). Kintetsu Corporation. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-28.

External links

Media related to Ayameike Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website