Tōji Station

Tōji Station

東寺駅
Platform of Toji Station IMG 1037 20131123
Platform of Tōji Station on Kintetsu Kyoto Line.
General information
Location39, Nishi-Kujo Zaocho, Minami, Kyoto, Kyoto
（京都市南区西九条蔵王町39）
Japan
Coordinates34°58′47.59″N 135°45′9.48″E / 34.9798861°N 135.7526333°E / 34.9798861; 135.7526333
Operated byThe logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)The symbol of the Kyoto/Kashihara Line of the Kintetsu Railway system. A white letter 'B' on top of an orange square. Kyoto Line
The symbol of the Kyoto/Kashihara Line of the Kintetsu Railway system. A white letter 'B' on top of an orange square. Kyoto/Kashihara Line
Connections
  • Bus interchange Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeB02
WebsiteOfficial
History
Opened3 November 1928; 96 years ago (3 November 1928)
Passengers
FY2015[1]2.6 million[citation needed]
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway Following station
Kyōto
Terminus
 Kyoto Line Jūjō
towards Yamato-Saidaiji
Kyoto/Kashihara Line Jūjō
towards Kashiharajingū-mae

Tōji Station (東寺駅, Tōji-eki) is a railway station on the Kyoto Line of the Kintetsu Railway located in Minami-ku in Kyoto, Japan.

The station provides access to Tō-ji, a nearby Buddhist temple famous[according to whom?] for its large pagoda.

Layout

The station has two side platforms serving a track each.[2]

1 ■ Kyoto Line for Tambabashi, Shin-Tanabe, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara, Tenri and Kashiharajingu-mae
2 ■ Kyoto Line to Kyoto

History

The station opened in 1928 as a station of Nara Electric Railroad. In 1938, the station was moved 100 metres (330 ft) towards Yamato-Saidaiji, and became an elevated station. Nara Electric Railroad merged with Kintetsu in 1963. In 2007, the station started using PiTaPa.

Around the station

Adjacent stations

← Service →
Kyoto Line (Kintetsu)
Kyoto   Local   Jūjō
Kyoto   Semi-Express
(only weekday mornings) 		  Takeda
Kyoto   Express   Takeda

References

  1. ^ 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto.
  2. ^ "Station Map". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. City of Kyoto. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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