Sekiya Station | |
Native Name: | 関屋駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Type: | Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station |
Address: | 1578-3 Sekiya, Kashiba-shi, Nara-ken 639-0255 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 34.5538°N 135.6679°W |
Owned: | Kintetsu Railway |
Operator: | Kintetsu Railway |
Line: | Osaka Line |
Distance: | 22km (14miles) from |
Platforms: | 2 side platforms |
Tracks: | 2 |
Train Operators: | Kintetsu Railway |
Bicycle: | Available |
Accessible: | Yes |
Passengers: | 1961 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Dot Label: | Sekiya Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kashiba, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Sekiya Station is served by the Osaka Line and is 22.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at .
The station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms and two tracks. It has an elevated station building and three exits, located to the north, northeast, and southeast. There is only one ticket gate. The station is staffed.[2]
Sekiya Station was opened 1 July 1927 as a station on the Osaka Electric Tramway Yagi Line. It became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger with Sangu Express Railway on 15 March 1941, and through a subsequent merger became a station on the Kintetsu Railway on 1 July 1944.
In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 1961 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]