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Tsubosakayama Station
Tsubosakayama Station (壺阪山駅, Tsubosakayama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Takatori, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1] LineTsubosakayama Station is served by the Yoshino Line and is 3.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiharajingū-mae and 43.6 kilometers from Ōsaka Abenobashi LayoutThe station is a ground-level station with a side platform and an island platform, with three tracks, allowing trains to pass each other and turn around. The effective length of the platforms is enough for four cars. The upbound platform (tracks 2 and 3) is an island platform, and track 3 is a dead end toward Yoshino, and is used for return trains bound for Kashihara-Jingumae. Only the remaining two tracks lead to Yoshino. The station building is on the east side, and is connected to the island platform by a level crossing.The station is unattended.</ref>[2] Platforms
HistoryTsubosakayama Station opened on 5 December 1923 on the Yoshino Railway. On 1 August 1929, the Osaka Electric Tramway merged with Yoshino Railway, and the station became part of the Osaka Electric Tramway Yoshino Line. 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] Passenger statisticsIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 655 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4] Surrounding area
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