Kashiharajingū-mae Station explained

Kashiharajingū-mae Station
Native Name:橿原神宮前駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Address:618, Kumechō, Kashihara
Borough:Nara 634-0063
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.4844°N 135.7945°W
Owned: Kintetsu Railway
Operator: Kintetsu Railway
Platforms:4 island platforms
Tracks:8
Train Operators: Kintetsu Railway
Bus Stands:1
Connections:
  • Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: 2・5・7・8・9・11・12・16・18・19・23・51・53・52 at Kashiharajingū-eki higashi-guchi
  • Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: 25・26・28・33・36・37 at Kashiharajingū-eki
  • Asuka Village Kame Bus: Aka-kame (Asuka Excursion Bus)
Structure:At grade
Parking: Available
Bicycle: Available
Accessible:Yes (1 elevator for the west ticket gate, 1 elavator between the west and the central ticket gates, 1 elevator for each Osaka-bound platform, 1 accessible slope for each Kyoto-bound platform, 1 accessible bathroom, and equipped wheelchairs)
Code: /
Former:
  • Kashiharajingū-eki (1939—1970)
  • Kumedera (1923—1940) / Kashiharajingū-mae (1923—1939)
Passengers:18,862
Pass Year:2015[1]
Services Collapsible:yes

is a train station located in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is on Kintetsu Kashihara Line, Minami Osaka Line and Yoshino Lines. It is one of the major stations on the Kintetsu lines and all trains in service stop at this station.

The center station building was designed by Togo Murano, an architect representing the 20th century.

Lines

Platforms and tracks

This station has two island platforms serving 4 narrow gauge tracks for the Minami Osaka Line and the Yoshino Line in the west, and two island platforms serving 3 standard gauge tracks for the Kashihara Line and a narrow gauge track for the Yoshino Line in the east.

Ridership

The number of passengers who get on and off trains at this station is 19,960 persons per day, according to the research by Kintetsu Corporation on November 9, 2010.

Connections

Buses are operated by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines.

As of October 2014

West stop (Kashiharajingu-eki nishiguchi)
Center stop (Kashiharajingu-eki)
East stop 1 (Kashiharajingu-eki higashiguchi)

Town Office

East stop 2 (Kashiharajingu-eki higashiguchi)

Stores in Kashiharajingu-mae Station

Around Kashiharajingu-mae Station

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:駅別乗降人員. Usage by station. http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/tetsudo/c.html#02. Kintetsu Corporation. June 1, 2016. ja.