Haibara Station (榛原駅, Haibara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Haibara Station 榛原駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Haibara Station south entrance in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 2426, Hagiwara, Haibara, Uda-shi, Nara-ken 633-0253 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°31′48″N 135°57′17″E / 34.529883°N 135.954719°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Osaka Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 50.1 km from Osaka-Uehommachi | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island + 1 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | elevated | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | D45 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 February 1930 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 4673 daily | ||||||||||||||
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Line
editHaibara Station is served by the Osaka Line and is 50.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Osaka-Uehommachi.
Layout
editThe station has two island platforms and one side platform connected by an elevated station building. The two inside tracks (tracks 2 and 3) are the main tracks, while the two outside tracks (tracks 1 and 4) are sidings. Platform 5 is a dead-end turnaround track on the Nabari side.</ref>[2]
Platforms
edit| 5 | ■ Osaka Line | for Osaka Uehommachi and Osaka-Namba |
| 1, 2 | ■ Osaka Line | for Nabari, Isuzugawa and Kashikojima |
| 3, 4 | ■ Osaka Line | for Osaka Uehommachi and Osaka-Namba |
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Platform 5 from Platform 1 -
Signage
History
editHaibara Station opened on 21 February 1930 on the Sangu Express Railway. On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Osaka Electric Tramway and became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line. .[3] This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu.[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4673 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Uda City Hall
- Uda City Central Library
- Uda City Hospital
- Nara Prefectural Fire Academy
- Nara Prefectural Haruhiyo High 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.
- ^ "榛原駅" [Haibara Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ a b [1] Kintetsu Company History
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Haibara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in English)
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