Kintetsu-Kōriyama Station
Railway station in Yamatokōriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kintetsu Kōriyama Station (近鉄郡山駅, Kintetsu Kōriyama-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]
Kintetsu Kōriyama Station 近鉄郡山駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 The entrance of Kintetsu Kōriyama Station—May 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 232, Minamikōriyamachō, Yamatokōriyama-shi, Nara-ken 639-1007 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°38′46″N 135°46′51″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | B Kashihara Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) from Yamato-Saidaiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking |  Available | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (1 accessible slope for the east ticket gate, 2 slopes for the platforms, 1 bathroom, and equipped wheelchairs) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | B30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 April 1921 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 9675 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kintetsu Kōriyama Station is served by the Kashihara Line and is 5.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yamato-Saidaiji and 40.1 kilometers from Kyoto.
The station is an above-ground station with two side platforms connected by a level crossing. The effective length of the platform is for six cars. The station building is on the platform 1 side, and there is an unmanned automatic ticket gate on the platform 2.</ref>[2]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kashihara Line | for Yamato-Yagi and Kashihara-Jingumae |
| 2 | ■ Kashihara Line | for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyoto |
The station opened in 1921 on the Unebi Line of Osaka Electric Tramway, a predecessor of the Kintetsu Railway.
Kintetsu-Kōriyama Station was opened on April 1, 1921 as Kōriyama Station (郡山駅) on the Osaka Electric Tramway Unebi Line. In 1928, its name was changed to Daiki Kōriyama Station (大軌郡山駅). On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Sangu Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway. The station name became Kankyu Kōriyama Station (関急郡山駅) which was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu. The station name change again to Kinki Nihon Kōriyama Station (近畿日本郡山駅), which was shortened to its present name on Match 1, 1970.[3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9675 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
- Yamatokōriyama City Hall
- Kōriyama Castle
- Nara Prefectural Koriyama High School
- Nara National College of Technology
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