Yanagimoto Station

Yanagimoto Station 柳本駅
JR-West commuter rail station
The station building
Location	1306, Yanagimotochō, Tenri Nara Japan （奈良県天理市柳本町1306番地）
Coordinates	34°33′33″N 135°50′19″E / 34.55925°N 135.838683°ECoordinates: 34°33′33″N 135°50′19″E / 34.55925°N 135.838683°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company (JR-West)
Operated by	Unstaffed
Line(s)	Passenger train services:  U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line Railway track: Sakurai Line
Distance	14.3 km (8.9 mi) from Nara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	JR-West
Connections	None
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access	None
Other information
Website	http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621706
History
Opened	11 May 1898
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	721 daily
Services Preceding station   JR-West   Following station  U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line Nagara toward Nara   Local   Makimuku toward Wakayama, Ōji, Takada, and Sakurai Nagara One-way   Rapid Service   Makimuku toward JR Namba

Yanagimoto Station (柳本駅 Yanagimoto-eki) is a train station of West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) in Tenri, Nara, Japan. Although the station is on the Sakurai Line as rail infrastructure, it has been served by the Man-yō Mahoroba Line since 2010 in terms of passenger train services.

Lines

• JR-West
  •  U  Man-yō Mahoroba Line

Layout

Platforms

1	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Local	for Nara
2	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Local	for Wakayama, Ōji, Takada, and Sakurai
	■ Man-yō Mahoroba Line—Rapid Service	for JR Namba

Surroundings

• Kurozuka-kofun Tumulus
• Chōgaku-ji Temple

External links

• Official website (Japanese)