Ōwada Station (Nara)

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.

Ōwada Station 大輪田駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
The exit / entrance gate of Ōwada Station
General information
Location	1809-2, Ōaza Ōwada, Kawai, Nara, Japan （奈良県北葛城郡河合町大字大輪田1809-2）
Coordinates	34°35′21″N 135°43′13″E
Owned by	Kintetsu Railway
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	I  Tawaramoto Line
Distance	8.2 km (5.1 miles)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Train operators	Kintetsu Railway
Bus stands	1
Connections	Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: 9 Kawai Town: Circular Wagon Sunamaru-go (North Route and West Route)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	None
Other information
Station code	I42
Website	www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/en_station12006.html
History
Opened	April 26, 1918
Passengers
2015	2,378 daily
Services Preceding station Kintetsu Railway Following station Shin-Ōji Terminus Tawaramoto Line Samitagawa towards Nishi-Tawaramoto

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' Route 9 bus at Ōwada Sta. Gate from Kataokadai 1-chome once a day, but the services is alighting only. It is also serviced by free shuttle wagon Sunamaru-go's North Route and West Route for Sōgō-fukushi-kaikan 10 shuttles a day.

Ridership

As of November 2015, daily passenger ridership was 2,378.

Layout

Ōwada Station has a high-level island platform with 4 cars long, serving two tracks. On the partly roofed platform, a passenger waiting area with six 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 ticket gates with a post-type self-service fare deducting reader. 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.

Platform and tracks

2F Platform level	Track 2	I  Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Nishi-Tawaramoto →
	Island platform, doors will open on the right
	Track 1	←  I  Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Shin-Ōji
1F Street level		Exit / entrance, a bicycle facility, and both taxi and bus stands.

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

External links

• Official website