Koshibe Station (越部駅, Koshibe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ōyodo, Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Koshibe Station 越部駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Koshibe station 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 4, Koshibe, Ōyodo-cho, Yoshino-gun, Nara-ken 638-0803 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°23′10″N 135°48′10″E / 34.386072°N 135.802692°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | F Yoshino Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 18.7 km (11.6 miles) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Oyodo Town Community Bus: Yodori Bus Trunk Route・Circular Route | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes (1 accessible slope for the ticket gate and 2 slopes between the ticket gate and the northbound platform) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | F53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 July 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line
editKoshibe Station is served by the Yoshino Line and is 18.7 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Kashiharajingū-mae and 58.4 kilometers from Ōsaka Abenobashi.
Layout
editThe station ground-level station with two opposing side platforms and two tracks. The effective length of the platform is long enough for four cars. The station building is on the Kashihara side of the outbound platform, and is connected to the inbound platform by a level crossing. The Koshibe River flows underneath the platform (merging with the Yoshino River just south of it)..[2]
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ F Yoshino Line | for Yoshino |
| 2 | ■ F Yoshino Line | for Ōsaka Abenobashi |
History
editThe station opened on 1 July 1927 when the Yoshino Railway. The Yoshino Railway merged with the Osaka Electric Tramway on 1 August 1929, which in turn merged with the Sangu Express Railway on 15 March 1941 to form the Kansai Express Railway. The Kansai Express Rail merged with Nankai Railway on 1 June 1944 to form the Kintetsu Railway Yoshino Line[3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 308 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Minamiyamato New Town
- Japan National Route 169
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.
- ^ "越部駅" [Koshibe Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ [1] Kintetsu Company History
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
External links
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Media related to Koshibe Station at Wikimedia Commons
- [hhttps://www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/station08016.html Official website]
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