Tawaramoto Station

Tawaramoto Station 田原本駅
Tawaramoto Station west entrance, December 2009
Location	171, Tawaramoto, Shiki, Nara （奈良県磯城郡田原本町171） Japan
Coordinates	34°33′11″N 135°47′27″E / 34.553068°N 135.790889°ECoordinates: 34°33′11″N 135°47′27″E / 34.553068°N 135.790889°E
Operated by	Kintetsu Corporation
Line(s)	Kashihara Line Tawaramoto Line
History
Opened	1923
Previous names	Daiki Tawaramoto Station Kankyu Tawaramoto; Kinki Nippon Tawaramoto (until 1964)

station layout
Legend
↑Kuroda / Iwami↑ 2 1 ←Nishi-Tawaramoto / Kasanui↓

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

Lines

• Kintetsu Corporation
  • Kashihara Line
  • Tawaramoto Line (Nishi-Tawaramoto Station)

Building

The station has 2 side platforms and 2 tracks.

1	■ Kashihara Line	for Yamato-Yagi and Kashiharajingu-mae Change trains at Yamato-Yagi for Osaka Uehommachi (via Kawachi-Kokubu), and at Kashiharajingu-mae for Yoshino
2	■ Kashihara Line	for Hirahata, Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyoto Change trains at Hirahata for Tenri, and at Yamato-Saidaiji for Nara, Osaka Namba, Amagasaki and Kobe (Sannomiya) (via Ikoma)

History

• 1923 - The station opened as Osaka Electric Rail Tawaramoto Station.
• 1941 - Daiki merged with Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway, and becomes Kansai Kyuko Electric Railway.
• 1944 - Kankyu merged Nankai Railway and became Kintetsu, changing the station was renamed Kinki Nihppn Tawaramoto Station.
• 1964 - Kinki Nippon Tawaramoto Station was renamed the current name.
• 1990 - Station house renovation complete. Because of this the crosswalk was removed and the platform expands.
• 1992 - Automatic ticket checker and dispenser was installed.
• 2007 - Starts using PiTaPa.
• 2009 - West entrance was built.

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kintetsu Kashihara Line
Iwami		Local		Kasanui
Hirahata		Express		Yamato-Yagi