Tsukiyama Station

Tsukiyama Station

築山駅
Tsukiyama Station in December 2008
General information
LocationTsukiyama, Yamatotakada-shi, Nara-ken 635-0071
Japan
Coordinates34°31′33″N 135°43′59″E / 34.5259°N 135.7330°E / 34.5259; 135.7330
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) D  Osaka Line
Distance28.8 km from Osaka-Uehommachi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnattended
Station codeD24
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 1927 (1927-07-01)
Passengers
FY20191408 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway Following station
Goidō
towards Osaka Uehommachi
 Osaka Line
Local
Semi-Express
 Yamato-Takada
towards Ise-Nakagawa
Location
Tsukiyama Station is located in Nara Prefecture
Tsukiyama Station
Tsukiyama Station
Location within Nara Prefecture
Tsukiyama Station is located in Japan
Tsukiyama Station
Tsukiyama Station
Tsukiyama Station (Japan)
Map

Tsukiyama Station (築山駅, Tsukiyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

Line

Tsukiyama Station is served by the Osaka Line and is 28.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Osaka-Uehommachi.

Layout

The station has two side platforms on the ground, serving one track each. The station building (ticket gates) are on the platform 2 side, and are connected to platform 1 by a footbridge. The effective length of the platform is six cars. The station is unattended.</ref>[2]

Platforms

1 ■ Osaka Line for Yamato-Takada, Yamato-Yagi, Haibara, and Nabari
2 ■ Osaka Line for Goido, Fuse, and Osaka Uehommachi

History

Tsukiyama Station opened on 1 July 1927 on the Osaka Electric Tramway Yagi Line (now the Osaka Line) between Onji and Takada (now Yamatotakada). 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 statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1408 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

Surrounding area

  • Otani Park, built around a small ancient burial mound and with a fountain and pond
  • Tsukiyama Children's Park, which is also built on a burial mount and is next to the much larger Tsukiyama burial mound, which is not accessible to the public.

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. ^ "築山駅" [Tsukiyama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
  4. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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