| Kintetsu-Shimoda Station 近鉄下田駅 | |||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Kintetsu-Shimoda Station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 4 Chome Shimodanishi, Kashiba-shi, Nara-ken 639-0231 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°32′29.13″N 135°42′14.48″E / 34.5414250°N 135.7040222°E / 34.5414250; 135.7040222 | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Osaka Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 25.7 km (16.0 miles) from Osaka Uehommachi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | D22 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1927 (1927-07-01) | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Shimoda (to 1944) Kinki Nippon Shimoda (to 1970) | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 2475 daily | ||||||||||
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Kintetsu-Shimoda Station (近鉄下田駅, Kintetsu-Shimoda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kashiba, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.
Line
Kintetsu-Shimoda Station is served by the Osaka Line and is 25.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Uehommachi.
Layout
The station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms and two tracks. The ticket gates and concourse are underground, while the platforms are above ground. There are entrances on both the north and south sides. The effective length of the platform is six cars. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ D Osaka Line | for Goido, Yamato-Yagi, and Nabari |
| 2 | ■ D Osaka Line | for Kawachi-Kokubu, and Osaka Uehommachi |
History
The station was opened as Shimoda Station (下田駅) on 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. It was renamed Kinki Nippon Shimoda Station (近畿日本下田駅) at that time, but the name was changed to its present name on 1 March 1970.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 2475 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
- Kashiba City Hall
- Kashiba City Kashiba Junior High School
- Kashiba City Shimoda Elementary Schooll
See also
References
- 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.
- "近鉄下田駅駅" [Kintetsu-Shimoda Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
Media related to Kintetsu-Shimoda Station at Wikimedia Commons
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