Kujō Station (Nara) (original) (raw)

Railway station in Yamatokōriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Kujō Station九条駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
The west entrance of Kintetsu Kōriyama StationThe west entrance of Kintetsu Kōriyama Station—May 2007
General information
Location 375, Aza-deguchi, Kujochō, Yamatokōriyama-shi, Nara-ken 639-1001Japan
Coordinates 34°39′34″N 135°46′59″E / 34.659432°N 135.782972°E / 34.659432; 135.782972
Owned by Kintetsu Railway
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) B Kashihara Line
Distance 4.0 km (2.5 miles) from Yamato-Saidaiji
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Train operators Kintetsu Railway
Bus stands 1
Connections Bus interchange Yamatokoriyama City Community Bus: Genki-heiwa-go
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking None
Bicycle facilities Bicycle facilities Available
Accessible Yes (2 elevators for the ticket gate, 2 elevators for the platforms, and 1 bathroom)
Other information
Station code B29
Website www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/en_station06008.html
History
Opened 1 April 1921 (1921-04-01)
Rebuilt 2002
Passengers
FY2020 2321 daily
Services Preceding station The logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway Following station B Kashihara Line Nishinokyōtowards Kyōto, Shin-Tanabe or Yamato-Saidaiji Local Kintetsu-Kōriyamatowards Kashiharajingū-mae or Tenri
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Kujō Station (九条駅, Kujō eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamatokōriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

Kujō Station is served by the Kashihara Line and is 4.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yamato-Saidaiji and 38.6 kilometers from Kyoto.

The station is an above-ground station with two side platforms and two tracks. The effective length of the platform is for four cars. The ticket gates and concourse are underground, while the platform is above ground. There are two station entrances and ticket gates, one on the east side and one on the west side. There are two elevators. The station is unattended.[2]

Kujō Station was opened on April 1, 1921 on the Osaka Electric Tramway Unebi Line. On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Sangu Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway, which was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu.[3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,321 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

  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. ^ "九条駅" [Kujō Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ [1] Kintetsu Company History
  4. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook