Kuroda Station (Nara)

Kuroda Station

黒田駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Kuroda Station
Kuroda Station
General information
Location277-2345, 277-2345 Kuroda, Tawaramoto-cho, Shiki-gun, Nara-ken 636-0301
Japan
Coordinates34°34′06″N 135°46′39″E / 34.568472°N 135.777483°E / 34.568472; 135.777483
Owned by Kintetsu Railway
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) I  Tawaramoto Line
Distance2.0 km (1.2 miles)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operators Kintetsu Railway
Bus stands1
ConnectionsNone
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingNone
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities Available
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station code I37 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened26 April 1918; 106 years ago (1918-04-26)
Electrified1948
Passengers
2019419 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway Following station
Tajima
towards Shin-Ōji
 Tawaramoto Line Nishi-Tawaramoto
Terminus
Location
Kuroda Station is located in Nara Prefecture
Kuroda Station
Kuroda Station
Location within Nara Prefecture
Kuroda Station is located in Japan
Kuroda Station
Kuroda Station
Kuroda Station (Japan)
Map

Kuroda Station (黒田駅, Kuroda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

Line

Kuroda Station is served by the Tawaramoto Line and is 2.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Ōji.

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with a single side platform and one track, and both Shin-Oji and Nishi-Tawaramoto bound trains depart and arrive from the same platform. The effective length of the platform is three cars. On the north side, part of the concrete retaining wall of the former freight siding platform remains..The station is unattended.[2]

Platform

Platform level Track  I  Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Nishi-Tawaramoto →
←  I  Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Shin-Ōji
Side platform, doors will open on the right for Nishi-Tawaramoto or on the left for Shin-Ōji    Public washrooms Disabled access
Street level Exit / entrance
  • Station plaza
    Station plaza

History

Kuroda Station opened on 26 April 1918 on the Yamato Railway when the line was extended from Shin-Oji to Tawaramoto (now Nishi-Tawaramoto Station. On 1 October 1961, the line became part of the Shigiikoma Electric Railway, which then merged with the Kintetsu Railway on 1 October 1964.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 419 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

  • Kokuho Central Hospital

See also

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. ^ "黒田駅" [Kuroda Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ [1] Kintetsu Company History
  4. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
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