Motosanjōguchi Station

Motosanjōguchi Station

元山上口駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Station building
General information
Location802, Shidehara, Heguri-cho, Ikoma-gun, Nara-ken 636-0901
Japan
Coordinates34°38′25″N 135°42′03″E / 34.640217°N 135.700883°E / 34.640217; 135.700883
Owned by Kintetsu Railway
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) G  Ikoma Line
Distance5.7 km (3.5 miles) from Ōji
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operators Kintetsu Railway
Connections
Other information
Station code G23 
Websitewww.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/station11010.html
History
Opened21 October 1926 (1926-10-21)
Passengers
FY2019869 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway Following station
Higashiyama
towards Ikoma
 Ikoma Line
Local
 Heguri
towards Ōji
Location


Motosanjōguchi Station (元山上口駅, Motosanjōguchi-eki)is a passenger railway station located in the town of Heguri, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

Line

Motosanjōguchi Station is served by the Ikoma Line and is 5.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōji.

Layout

The station is a ground-level station with a side platform and one track. The station building and platform are on the outbound side (east side, i.e. the left side when facing Ōji). As it is a single-track station, both Ōji-bound and Ikoma-bound trains depart and arrive from the same platform. The effective length of the platform is for four cars. The station is unattended.[2]

History

Motosanjōguchi Station was opened 21 October 1926 on the Shigiikoma Electric Railway. It was raised to a permanent station on 19 December 1930. It became a Kintetsu Railway station due to a company merger on 1 October 1963.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 869 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area


See also

References

  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. ^ "元山上口駅" [Motosanjōguchi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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