Tawaramoto Station

Railway station in Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Japan
（奈良県磯城郡田原本町171）

Coordinates34°33′11″N 135°47′27″E / 34.553068°N 135.790889°E / 34.553068; 135.790889Owned by

Kintetsu RailwayOperated by

Kintetsu RailwayLine(s) B Kashihara LineDistance15.9 km (9.9 mi)Platforms2 side platformsTracks2Train operators

Kintetsu RailwayConnections

I Tawaramoto Line at Nishi-Tawaramoto Station
Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: 21 at Tawaramoto Bus Center

ConstructionStructure typeAt gradeParking

AvailableBicycle facilities

AvailableAccessibleYes (slopes for each ticket gate and for each platform)Other informationStation code B36 WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened21 March 1923 (1923-03-21)Previous names

Kinki-Nippon Tawaramoto (1944—1964)
Kankyū Tawaramoto (1941—1944)
Daiki Tawaramoto (1928—1941)

Passengers201513,173 daily

Services

Preceding station		Following station
B Kashihara Line
Iwami towards Kyōto, Shin-Tanabe or Yamato-Saidaiji	Local	Kasanui towards Kashiharajingū-mae
Hirahata towards Kyōto or Yamato-Saidaiji	Express	Kashiharajingū-mae Terminus
I Tawaramoto Line
Kuroda towards Shin-Ōji	Tawaramoto Line transfer at Nishi-Tawaramoto	Terminus

Tawaramoto Station (田原本駅) is a train station on Kintetsu Kashihara Line in Tawaramoto, Nara, Japan.

Lines

Kintetsu Railway
- B Kashihara Line

Platforms and tracks

1	■ Kashihara Line	for Yamato-Yagi and Kashihara-Jingumae
2	■ Kashihara Line	for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyoto

station layout

Legend

↑Kuroda / Iwami↑
			2 1







←Nishi-Tawaramoto / Kasanui↓

History

1923—Tawaramoto Station was opened by the Osaka Electric Tramway as the Unebi Line was extended from Hirahata to Kashiharajingu-mae Station.
1941—Owned by the Kansai Express Railway that merged with the Sangu Express Railway.
1944—Owned by the Kinki Nippon Railway that merged with the Nankai Railway, the station was renamed as Kinki Nippon Tawaramoto Station.
1964—Kinki Nippon Tawaramoto Station was renamed its current name.
1990—The platforms were extended, and the crosswalk between the platforms was removed as the station building was renovated.
1992—Automatic ticket gates were installed.
Apr. 1, 2007—PiTaPa, a reusable contactless stored value smart card, has been available.
2009—The west entrance was added.