Ōwada Station (Nara)
Ōwada Station 大輪田駅 | |
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| Kintetsu Railway station | |
 Ōwada Station | |
| Location |
1809-2, Ōaza Ōwada, Kawai, Kitakatsuragi, Nara （奈良県北葛城郡河合町大字大輪田1809-2） Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°35′21″N 135°43′13″E / 34.589158°N 135.720325°ECoordinates: 34°35′21″N 135°43′13″E / 34.589158°N 135.720325°E |
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway |
| Line(s) | Tawaramoto Line |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | I42 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1918 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (2012) | 2,428 daily |
Ōwada Station (大輪田駅 Ōwada-eki) is an unstaffed railway station in the town of Kawai, Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan, serving passengers traveling on Kintesu Railway's Tawaramoto Line. It is 8.2 km (5.1 miles) from Nishi-Tawaramoto, while 1.9 km (1,2 miles) from Shin-Ōji.
Services
Trains at Ōwada Station leave for both Nishi-Tawaramoto and Shin-Ōji every 20 minutes, while every 15 minutes during peak hours. Travel time to Nishi-Tawaramoto is about 17 minutes while to Shin-Ōji is about 4 minutes. The station is serviced by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines "9 Ōwada Sta." bus for Kataokadai 1 chome once a day, but the services is only unloading. It is also serviced by free shuttle wagon "Mameyama-no-sato"'s Ōwada-Izumidai Route for Sōgō-fukushi-kaikan thrice a day.
Ridership
As of November 2012, daily passenger ridership was 2,428.
Layout
There are a high-level island platform serving two tracks. On the partly roofed platform, a passenger waiting area with 6 plastic benches for 28 persons is located. Amenities include bathrooms and a self-service beverage vending machine. Downstairs below the platform level, there is a ticket booth with two ticket vending machines, and a ticket gate with a post-type self-service ticket gate machine. A no-fee bicycle stand, a taxi stand, and a bus stop are located southwest of the station within a minute walk from the ticket gate, but there is no parking spot.
Platforms and tracks
| 1 | ■ Tawaramoto Line | for Shin-Ōji |
| 2 | ■ Tawaramoto Line | for Nishi-Tawaramoto |
Surrounding
- Nishiyamato New Town
- Nishiyamato Nursery
- Owada Post Office
- Sandi Nishiyamato
- Aeon Nishiyamato
- Aeon Cinema Nishiyamato
- Nishiyamato Gakuen Junior High School and High School
- Hakuho College
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tawaramoto Line | ||||
| Samitagawa | - | Shin-Ōji | ||
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