Shimoichiguchi Station
Shimoichiguchi Station 下市口駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Shimoichiguchi Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 875 Shimobuchi, Ōyodo-cho, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken 638-0821 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°23′01″N 135°47′14″E / 34.383747°N 135.787342°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | F Yoshino Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 17.0 km (10.6 miles) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (2 accessible slopes for each platform and equipped wheelchairs) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | F52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 25 October 1912 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 1505 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shimoichiguchi Station (下市口駅, Shimoichiguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ōyodo, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Line
[edit]Shimoichiguchi Station is served by the Yoshino Line and is 17.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiharajingū-mae and 56.7 kilometers from Ōsaka Abenobashi.
Layout
[edit]The station ground-level station with one side platform and one island platform. The effective length of the platform is long enough for four cars. The station building is on the south side (single platform 3 for upbound trains), and is connected to the island platforms for downbound trains (platforms 1 and 2) by a level crossing.[2]
Platforms
[edit]| 1, 2 | ■ F Yoshino Line | for Yoshino |
| 3 | ■ F Yoshino Line | for Ōsaka Abenobashi |
History
[edit]The station opened on 25 October 1912 when the Yoshino Light Railway. The Yoshino Railway merged with the Osaka Electric Tramway on 1 August 1929, which in turn merged with the Sangu Express Railway on 15 March 1941 to form the Kansai Express Railway. The Kansai Express Rail merged with Nankai Railway on 1 June 1944 to form the Kintetsu Railway Yoshino Line[3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1505 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Shimobuchi Shopping Street
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "下市口" [Shimoichiguchi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ [1] Kintetsu Company History
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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