Nagara Station (長柄駅, Nagara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Tenri, Nara, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Nagara Station 長柄駅  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-West commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Nagara Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 176-3, Hyōgochō, Tenri-shi, Nara-ken 632-0044 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°34′25″N 135°50′06″E / 34.573744°N 135.835075°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Unstaffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) from Nara | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | JR-West | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621705 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 20 August 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020 | 440 daily | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editAlthough 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. It is 12.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Nara.
Layout
editThe station is an above-ground station with one side platform serving bi-directional traffic, with the platform on the right side facing towards Sakurai. The station is unattended.[1]
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Platform
History
editNagara Station was opened on 20 August 1914. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station was transferred to JR West. The station building was transferred to the city of Tenri in 2019, and was remodeled to include a cafe and retail spaces.
Passenger statistics
editThe average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2020 was 440 passengers.[2]。
Surrounding area
edit- Ōyamato Shrine
- Nara Football Center
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "長柄駅" [Nagara Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ [https://www.city.tenri.nara.jp/material/files/group/11/5-4.xls 統計情報 運輸・通信 4.JR西日本の乗客数 (xls 45.5KB) - Tenri City Statistics
External links
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Media related to Nagara Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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