Bōjō Station (坊城駅, Bōjō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Bōjō Station 坊城駅 | |||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Bōjō Station south exit | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 281-2, Higashibōjō-chō, Kashihara-shi, Nara-ken 634-0835 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°29′36″N 135°45′56″E / 34.493319°N 135.765556°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | P Minami Osaka Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 36.8 km (22.9 miles) from Osaka Abenobashi | ||||||||||
| 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 | F26 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 29 March 1929 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 1719 daily | ||||||||||
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Line
editBōjō Station is served by the Minami Osaka Line and is 36.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Osaka Abenobashi.
Layout
editThe station has two opposing side platforms with two tracks, with the ticket gates and concourse underground and the platforms above ground. As limited express trains stop here, the effective platform length is for six cars. The station is staffed.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ F Minami Osaka Line | for Kashiharajingū-mae |
| 2 | ■ F Minami Osaka Line | for Osaka Abenobashi |
History
editBōjō Station was opened 29 March 1929 on the Osaka Railway. It became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger on 1 February 1943, and through a subsequent mergers became a station on the Kintetsu Railway on 1 June 1944.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 1710 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Kashihara City Kanabashi Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "坊城駅" [Bōjō Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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