Tenri Station

Tenri Station 天理駅
Location	816 Kawaharajō-chō (JR) 815 Kawaharajō-chō (Kintetsu) Tenri, Nara （奈良県天理市川原城町816 (JR) 奈良県天理市川原城町815 (近鉄)） Japan
Operated by	JR West, Kintetsu
Line(s)	Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line) Tenri Line
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	H35 (Kintetsu)
History
Opened	1898 (JR) 1915 (Kintetsu)
Previous names	Tambaichi; Tenrishi (until 1965)
Traffic
Passengers (JR (2009 Kintetsu (2008))	2,769 (JR) 10,694 (Kintetsu) daily

Tenri Station (天理駅 Tenri-eki) is a railway station in Tenri, Nara, Japan.

Lines

• West Japan Railway Company
  • U Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line)
• Kintetsu Corporation
  • Tenri Line (station number: H35)

Building

The station has two levels. The first level is used for the Kintetsu Tenri Line while the second level is used for the JR Sakurai Line.

JR Line

The JR arrival-departure area is an island-shaped, and has 2 platforms and 4 lines.

1, 2	■ for group trains
3	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line	for Nara
4	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line	for Sakurai, Takada and Ōji

Kintetsu Line

The station operated by Kintetsu has 3 lines, with 3 platforms. Since it is the terminal, there is no specification to which line is used for what purposes. This station has a stationmaster and administrates all stations on the Tenri Line, and the Kashihara Line between Amagatsuji and Kasanui.

1, 2, 3

■ Tenri Line

for Hirahata

Buses

There are several bus lines by Nara Kotsu departing from the main entrance.

History

• 1898 The station opens as Tanbaichi Station of Nara Railways
• 1905 The station becomes the part of Kansai Railway
• 1907 Becomes part of Japanese Government Railways (predecessor of JNR)
• 1915 Tenri Narrow Railway expands to Tenri
• 1921 Tenri Narrow Railway merges with Osaka Electric Railway (predecessor of Kintetsu)
• 1941 OER and Sangu Kyuko Railway merges
• 1944 Kankyu Tenri station becomes Kintetsu Tenri Station
• 1963 JNR Tanbaichi Station becomes Tenrishi Station
• 1965 The Sakurai Line is elevated, and both stations merges into one
• 1987 JNR becomes JR West
• 2007 Kintetsu Tenri starts using PiTaPa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line)
Ichinomoto		Local		Nagara
Ichinomoto		Rapid Service (through to the Yamatoji Line via Takada)		Nagara
Kintetsu Tenri Line (H35)
Senzai (H34)		Local		Terminus
Senzai (H34)		Express		Terminus

Coordinates: 34°36′04″N 135°49′48″E / 34.601024°N 135.830074°E