Ikoma Station (生駒駅) is a

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in Ikoma,

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Lines

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Ikoma Line The is a railway line of Kintetsu Railway in Nara Prefecture, Japan connecting Ikoma Station in the city of Ikoma and Ōji Station in the town of Ōji. Having a total length of , the entirely electrified standard gauge line is partially doub ...

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Ikoma Cable Line The , referred to as , is a cable railway line owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese major private railway. The line connects Toriimae to Ikomasanjo, all of which are within Ikoma, Nara, Japan. Basic data *Lines and distance ...

(Y17: Toriimae Station, 鳥居前駅)

Layout

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s serving six tracks are located under the station building. ;Toriimae Station *3 platforms serving two tracks are located on the ground level.

History

* April 30, 1914 - The station started operating as a station of Osaka Electric Tramway Company * December 28, 1926 - Shigi Ikoma Electric Railway Company begins operating * March 15, 1941 - Daiki merged with Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway Company, and was renamed Kansai Kyuko Electric Railway Company. * June 1, 1944 - Kankyu merged Nankai Railway, and was renamed Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. (Kintetsu) * October 1, 1964 - Shigi Ikoma merged with Kintetsu. * October 1, 1986 - The Higashi-Osaka Line opened. * June 28, 2003 - Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. was renamed Kintetsu Corporation. * March 27, 2006 - The Keihanna Line began operating. The Higashi-Osaka Line was merged with the Keihanna Line * April 1, 2007 - The station started accepting

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Surroundings

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Ikoma ;South *Ikoma City Hall *Green Hill Ikoma **Supermarket KINSHO *Kakinohazushi

Bus stops

Buses are operated by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd.

North side

*Bus Stop 1 (for Kitanjo, Kita-Tawara and Gakken Kita-Ikoma) **Route 77 (Ikomadai Outer Loop) for Kitanjo **Route 82 for Kita-Tawara via Kitanjo **Route 84 (midnight bus) for Ikomadai via Kitanjo and Shin-Ikomadai-kitaguchi **Route 189 for Gakken Kita-Ikoma via Kitanjo, Shin-Ikomadai-kitaguchi and Shiraniwadai Jutaku *Bus Stop 2 (for Ikomadai) **Route 78 (Ikomadai Inner Loop) for Ikomadai **Route 80 for Shin-Ikomadai-kitaguchi via Ikomadai **Ikoma City Community Bus "Takemaru" for Koyodai-chuo-koen

South side

*Bus Stop 1 (for Higashi-Ikoma, Oze, Inakura and Asukano) **Route 63 for Oze Hoken Fukushi Zone via Higashi-Ikoma and Satsukidai Jutaku **Route 64 for Asukano Center via Higashi-Ikoma and Satsukidai Jutaku **Route 65 for Asukano Center and Asukano-minami via Higashi-Ikoma and Satsukidai Jutaku **Route 90 for Naka-Nabata Nichome **Route 165 for Shiraniwadai via Higashi-Ikoma, Inakura and Asukano Center **Route 168 for Hikarigaoka via Higashi-Ikoma, Inakura, Asukano Center and Shiraniwadai **Ikoma City Community Bus "Takemaru" for Ikoma City Hall *Bus Stop 2 (for Tawaradai) **Route 79 for Tawaradai Itchome via Kitatani-koen **Route 85 for Tawaradai Kyuchome-nishi via Tawaradai Hatchome **Route 86 for Tawaradai Itchome via Tawaradai Hatchome **Route 96 for Tawaradai Itchome via Tawaradai Hatchome and Tawaradai Kyuchome-nishi *Tawaradai is a district in Shijonawate, Osaka Prefecture.

Adjacent stations to Ikoma or Toriimae

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ikoma Railway stations in Japan opened in 1914 Railway stations in Nara Prefecture