Yamato-Yagi Station

Yamato-Yagi 大和八木
Yamato-Yagi Station, March 2005
Location	5-1-2 Naizenchō, Kashihara, Nara （奈良県橿原市内膳町5丁目1-2） Japan
Coordinates	34°30′47″N 135°47′33″E / 34.51306°N 135.79250°ECoordinates: 34°30′47″N 135°47′33″E / 34.51306°N 135.79250°E
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Osaka Line Kashihara Line
Connections	Bus terminal
History
Opened	1923
Previous names	Yagi; Daiki Yagi (until 1929)

Yamato-Yagi Station (大和八木駅 Yamato-Yagi-eki) is a railway station on Kintetsu Kashihara Line and Osaka Lines in Kashihara, Nara, Japan, operated by Kintetsu Railway. It is a major station on the lines to and from Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, and Nagoya.

Lines

Yamato-Yagi Station is served by the Osaka Line and Kashihara Line.

Station layout

The station has two island platforms serving four tracks (1 to 4) for the Osaka Line on the upper level, and two side platforms serving two tracks (5 and 6) for the Kashihara Line on the ground level.

Platforms

1	■ Osaka Line	for Haibara, Nabari, Ise-Shima, and Nagoya starting for Osaka Uehommachi
2	■ Osaka Line	for Haibara, Nabari, Ise-Shima, and Nagoya
3, 4	■ Osaka Line	for Yamato-Takada, Fuse, Osaka Uehommachi, and Osaka Namba Connections at Tsuruhashi for Amagasaki and Kobe Sannomiya
	■ limited express trains to the Kashihara Line	for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyoto
5	■ Kashihara Line	for Kashiharajingū-mae Connections at Kashiharajingū-mae for Yoshino
6	■ Kashihara Line	for Yamato-Saidaiji, and Kyoto Connections at Hirahata for Tenri Connections at Yamato-Saidaiji for Nara

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Osaka Line
Tsuruhashi		some Meihan limited express trains (Urban Liner)		Tsu
Tsuruhashi		Limited express (Osaka Namba, Osaka Uehommachi - Nagoya)		Nabari
Yamato-Takada		Limited express (Osaka Namba - Toba, Kashikojima)		Haibara
Tsuruhashi Fuse		Limited express (Osaka Uehommachi - Toba)		Nabari
Yamato-Saidaiji		Limited express (Kyoto - Kashikojima)		Nabari
Tsuruhashi Yamato-Saidaiji		Limited express "Shimakaze"		Iseshi
Yamato-Takada		Rapid express		Sakurai
Yamato-Takada		Express		Sakurai
Masuga		Semi-express Suburban Semi-express		Miminashi
Masuga		Local		Miminashi
Limited express (Non-stop): Does not stop at this station
Kashihara Line
Yamato-Saidaiji (usually) Nishinokyo (off-peak)		Limited Express		Kashiharajingū-mae
Yamato-Saidaiji		Limited express "Shimakaze"		Iseshi
Tawaramoto		Express		Yagi-nishiguchi
Ninokuchi		Local		Yagi-nishiguchi

History

The station opened on 21 March 1925 on the Osaka Line.^[1]

Passenger statistics

Yamato-Yagi Station handles over 37,000 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

• Kashihara City Office
• Kintetsu Department Store
• National Route 24

References

1. Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 247. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.

External links

• Kintetsu station information (Japanese)