Gakken Kita-Ikoma Station

Gakken Kita-Ikoma Station 学研北生駒駅
Gakken Kita-Ikoma Station
General information
Location	3535-6, Kamimachi, Ikoma-shi, Nara-ken 630-0131 Japan
Coordinates	34°43′29.69″N 135°43′24.44″E
Owned by	Kintetsu Railway
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	C  Keihanna Line
Distance	16.1 km (10.0 miles) from Nagata
Platforms	2 side platforms
Train operators	Kintetsu Railway
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	C29
Website	www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/station04010.html
History
Opened	27 March 2006 (2006-03-27)
Passengers
2019	3508 daily
Services
Preceding station Kintetsu Railway Following station Shiraniwadai towards Yumeshima Keihanna Line Local Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka Terminus
Location

Gakken Kita-Ikoma Station (学研北生駒駅, Gakken Kita-Ikoma-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

Line

Gakken Kita-Ikoma Station is served by the Keihanna Line and is 16.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nagata, and 37.2 kilometers from Yumeshima.

Layout

The station is an elevated station with two side platforms and two tracks. The effective length of the platform is four cars. The ticket gates and concourse are on the first floor, and the platform is on the second floor. The station building was designed to be highly visible and impressive, and the exterior walls are made of glass and aluminum, with a repeated triangular design that gives it a light and cutting-edge image. It also features a symbolic color scheme and cylindrical columns.The glass walls give the station building an open feel. In the concourse inside the ticket gates, there is an exhibition corner of Ikoma City's commercial and industrial products, such as Takayama tea whisks. As the station is located within Gakuen Toshi and is the closest station to the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, mosaic art depicting human evolution is displayed outside the ticket gates in the station building, and a promotional video for the university is screened next to the ticket gates. [2]

Platforms

1	■  C  Keihanna Line	Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka
2	■  C  Keihanna Line	for Ikoma, Nagata, Hommachi and Cosmosquare

History

• March 27, 2006: Station begins services as the Keihanna Line extension between Ikoma and Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka opens.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3508 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

• Nara Kotsu Kita-Yamato Office
• Kansai Science City Takayama Region
  • Nara Institute of Science and Technology
• Osaka Prefectural Route 7 and Nara Prefectural Route 7 Hirakata-Yamatokoriyama Route

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. "学研北生駒駅" [Gakken Kita-Ikoma Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. "「けいはんな線」の開業日を来年３月２７日に決定しました" [The opening date of the "Keihanna Line" has been set for March 27 next year.] (PDF). kintetsu.jp (in Japanese). 4 August 2005. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
4. Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

Media related to Gakken Kita-Ikoma Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website