Nishi-Tawaramoto Station Explained

Nishi-Tawaramoto Station
Native Name:	西田原本駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Type:	Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Address:	202-2, Tonomachi, Tawaramoto,
Borough:	Nara,
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.5536°N 135.7897°W
Owned:	Kintetsu Railway
Operator:	Kintetsu Railway
Line:	Tawaramoto Line
Distance:	0km (00miles)
Tracks:	3
Train Operators:	Kintetsu Railway
Bus Stands:	1
Connections:	Kashihara Line at Tawaramoto Station Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: 21 at Tawaramoto Bus Center
Structure:	At grade
Parking:	Available
Bicycle:	Available
Accessible:	Yes
Former:	Kinki-Nippon Tawaramoto (until)
Electrified:	1948
Passengers:	4,809 daily
Pass Year:	2015
Services Collapsible:	yes

Nishi-Tawaramoto Station(西田原本駅) is a railway station in Tawaramoto, Nara, Japan, serving passengers traveling on Kintetsu Railway's Tawaramoto Line. It is 10.1 km (6.3 mi) from Shin-Ōji.

Lines

• Kintetsu Railway
  • Tawaramoto Line

Platforms and tracks

	Street level	Exit / entrance, parking lots, and both taxi and bus stands.
Platform level	Track 2	← Tawaramoto Line Local for
Partial bay platform, doors will open on the left or the right
Track 1	← Tawaramoto Line Local for
Track	Disused
Side platform, disused

History

• 1918 Apr. 16 - Tawaramoto Station was opened by the Yamato Railway, while another Tawaramoto Station was opened by the Osaka Electric Tramway in 1923.
• 1944 Jan. 11 - Train services between Tawaramoto and Sakurai was discontinued.
• 1958 The discontinued section between Tawaramoto and Sakurai was abandoned.
• 1964 Oct. 1 - The Shigi Ikoma Electric Railway acquired the Yamato Railways.
• 1964 Oct. 1 - The Kintetsu Railway acquired the Shigi Ikoma Electric Railway, then Tawaramoto Station was renamed to Nishi-Tawaramoto.
• 2007 Apr. 1 - PiTaPa, a reusable contactless stored value smart card, has been available.