Tatsutagawa Station

Tatsutagawa Station

竜田川駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Station building
General information
Location7-12, Nishinomiya 2-chōme, Heguri, Ikoma-gun, Nara-ken 636-0914
Japan
Coordinates34°37′01″N 135°42′16″E / 34.6170°N 135.7045°E / 34.6170; 135.7045
Owned by Kintetsu Railway
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) G  Ikoma Line
Distance3.1 km (1.9 miles) from Ōji
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operators Kintetsu Railway
Connections
    Other information
    Station code G25 
    Websitewww.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/station11008.html
    History
    Opened1 November 1926 (1926-11-01)
    Passengers
    FY2019986 daily
    Services
    Preceding station Kintetsu Railway Following station
    Heguri
    towards Ikoma
    		 Ikoma Line
    Local
    		 Seya-Kitaguchi
    towards Ōji
    Location

    Tatsutagawa Station (竜田川駅, Tatsutagawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Heguri, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

    Line

    Tatsutagawa Station is served by the Ikoma Line and is 3.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōji.

    Layout

    The stationis a ground-level station with a side platform and one track. The station building and platform are on the outbound side (east side, i.e. the left side when facing Ōji). As it is a single-track station, both Ōji-bound and Ikoma-bound trains depart and arrive from the same platform. The effective length of the platform is for four cars. The station is unattended.[2]

    History

    Tatsutagawa Station was opened 1 November 1926 as a seasonal station on the Shigiikoma Electric Railway to accommodate passengers coming to view maples and pick mushrooms in the fall. It was raised o a permanent station on 19 December 1930. It became a Kintetsu Railway station due to a company merger on 1 October 1963.

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 986 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

    Surrounding area

    • Tatsuta River
    • Karasuzuka Kofun
    • Tsubakii Castle Ruins
    • Heguri Town Heguri Minami Elementary School

    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. ^ "竜田川駅" [Tatsutagawa Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
    3. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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