Yamato-Asakura Station (大和朝倉駅, Yamato-Asakura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Yamato Asakura Station 大和朝倉駅 | |||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 Yamato-Asakura Station in April 2009 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1029, Ōaza Jionji, Sakurai, Nara-ken 633-0017 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°30′58″N 135°52′09″E / 34.516108°N 135.869106°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | D Osaka Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 41.9 km (26.0 miles) from Ōsaka Uehommachi | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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| Station code | D43 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 3 November 1944 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 1114 daily | ||||||||||
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Line
editYamato-Asakura Station is served by the Osaka Line and is 41.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Uehommachi.
Layout
editThe station is an above-ground station with a two island platform serving four tracks with an elevated station building. The effective length of the platform is for six cars. There is only one ticket gate. There are entrances on both the north and south sides, and the entrance on the south side is at the same height as the elevated station building.[2]
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | ■ Osaka Line | for Nabari, Ise-Nakagawa, Kashikojima and Nagoya |
| 3, 4 | ■ Osaka Line | for Yamato-Yagi, Osaka Uehonmachi and Osaka Namba |
History
editYamato-Asakura Station opened on 3 November 1944.[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 1114 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Kintetsu Asakuradai Residential Area
- Sakurai City Asakura Elementary School
- Japan National Route 165
- Japan National Route 166
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.
- ^ "大和朝倉駅" [Yamato-Asakura 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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