Hirahata Station (平端駅) is a

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Kashihara Line The is a north-south bound railway line in Nara Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a private railway operator. It connects Yamato-Saidaiji Station and Kashiharajingu-mae Station. Service outline Most Express and Li ...

, located in Yamato-Koriyama,

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. The

Tenri Line The is a railway line of Kintetsu Railway in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Hirahata Station in Yamato-Kōriyama and Tenri Station in Tenri. The line has four stations including the terminal Tenri and the transfer station Hirahata. It is ma ...

diverts from this station.

Lines

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Platforms and tracks

History

* Feb. 7, 1915—Hirahata Station was opened by the Tenri Light Railway. * 1921—Acquired by the Osaka Electric Tramway. * 1922—The rail gauge was widen into 1,435mm, and Hirhata Station started serving as the terminus of the Unebi Line. * Mar. 21, 1923—The Unebi Line was extended from Hirahata to Kashiharajingū-mae. * 1941—Owned by the Kansai Express Railway that merged with the Sangu Express Railway. * 1944—Owned by the Kintetsu Railway that merged with the Nankai Railway * 1973—Two platforms for the Tenri Line was newly constructed, along with relocating the southbound Kashihara Line tracks. * Apr. 1, 2007— PiTaPa, a reusable contactless stored value

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, has been available.

External links

* Railway stations in Nara Prefecture {{Nara-railstation-stub