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Tawaramoto Station
Tawaramoto Station (田原本駅, Tawaramoto-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] LineTawaramoto Station is served by the Kashihara Line and is 15.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yamato-Saidaiji and 50.5 kilometers from Kyoto LayoutThe station is an above-ground station with two opposing side platforms and two tracks. The effective length of the platform is enough for six cars. There are station buildings on both the outbound side (East Exit) and inbound side (West Exit), and the inbound and outbound platforms are connected by an underground passage. The East Exit ticket gates are connected to the outbound platform, and the West Exit ticket gates are connected to the inbound platform by slopes. However, there are stairs only to go between the underground passage and both platforms; there are no escalators or elevators.The station is unattended.</ref>[2] Platforms and tracks
HistoryTawaramoto Station opened on 21 March 1923 on the Osaka Electric Tramway Unebi Line when the line was extended from Hirahata to Kashiharajingu-mae Station.On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Sangu Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line. .[3] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu.[3]The station was renamed as Kinki Nippon Tawaramoto Station, and renamed to its current name in 1964, Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4745 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] Surrounding area
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