Ōwada Station (Nara)
Ōwada Station 大輪田駅 | |||||||||||||
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Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||||
The entrance of Ōwada Station | |||||||||||||
Location |
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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 | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||
Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | I Tawaramoto Line | ||||||||||||
Distance | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||
Bus stands | 1 | ||||||||||||
Connections |
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Construction | |||||||||||||
Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||
Parking | None | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | None | ||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||
Station code | I42 | ||||||||||||
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History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1918 | ||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||
Passengers (2015) | 2,378 daily | ||||||||||||
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Ōwada Station (大輪田駅 Ōwada-eki) is an unstaffed railway station in the town of Kawai, Nara, Japan, serving passengers traveling on Kintetsu 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 from Kataokadai 1 chome once a day, but the services is only unloading. It is also serviced by free shuttle wagon Mameyama-kizuna-go'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 parking, 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—Local | for Shin-Ōji |
2 | ■ Tawaramoto Line—Local | for Nishi-Tawaramoto |
Surrounding
- Owada Post Office
- Hakuho College
- Nishiyamato Gakuen Junior High School and High School
- Nishiyamato Nursery
- Aeon Cinema Nishiyamato
- Aeon Nishiyamato
- Sandi Nishiyamato
- Nishiyamato New Town