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Tōji Station 東寺駅 | |||||||||||||||
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Platform of Tōji Station on Kintetsu Kyoto Line. | |||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||
Location | 39, Nishi-Kujo Zaocho, Minami, Kyoto, Kyoto (京都市南区西九条蔵王町39) Japan | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°58′47.59″N 135°45′9.48″E / 34.9798861°N 135.7526333°E / 34.9798861; 135.7526333 | ||||||||||||||
Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Kyoto Line Kyoto/Kashihara Line | ||||||||||||||
Connections | |||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||
Station code | B02 | ||||||||||||||
Website | Official | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened | 3 November 1928; 96 years ago (3 November 1928) | ||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||
FY2015 | 2.6 million | ||||||||||||||
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Stations between Kyoto and Takeda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tōji Station (東寺駅, Tōji-eki) is a railway station on the Kyoto Line of the Kintetsu Railway located in Minami-ku in Kyoto, Japan.
The station provides access to Tō-ji, a nearby Buddhist temple famous for its large pagoda.
Layout
The station has two side platforms serving a track each.
1 | ■ Kyoto Line | for Tambabashi, Shin-Tanabe, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara, Tenri and Kashiharajingu-mae |
2 | ■ Kyoto Line | to Kyoto |
History
The station opened in 1928 as a station of Nara Electric Railroad. In 1938, the station was moved 100 metres (330 ft) towards Yamato-Saidaiji, and became an elevated station. Nara Electric Railroad merged with Kintetsu in 1963. In 2007, the station started using PiTaPa.
Around the station
Adjacent stations
← | Service | → | ||
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Kyoto Line (Kintetsu) | ||||
Kyoto | Local | Jūjō | ||
Kyoto | Semi-Express (only weekday mornings) |
Takeda | ||
Kyoto | Express | Takeda |
References
- 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto.
- "Station Map". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. City of Kyoto. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
External links
Stations of the Kyoto Line | |
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* From 1945 to 1968, the line used Tambabashi Station on the Keihan Main Line. |
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