Nishi-Tawaramoto Station(西田原本駅) is a

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in Tawaramoto,

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, serving passengers traveling on

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Tawaramoto Line The is a railway line owned and operated by the Kintetsu Railway, a Japanese private railway company, connecting Ōji Station (Nara) ( Ōji, Nara Prefecture) and Nishi-Tawaramoto Station ( Tawaramoto, Nara Prefecture) in Japan. The line does n ...

. It is 10.1 km (6.3 mi) from Shin-Ōji.

Lines

Platforms and tracks

History

* 1918 Apr. 16 - Tawaramoto Station was opened by the Yamato Railway, while another Tawaramoto Station was opened by the Osaka Electric Tramway in 1923. * 1944 Jan. 11 - Train services between Tawaramoto and Sakurai was discontinued. * 1958 The discontinued section between Tawaramoto and Sakurai was abandoned. * 1964 Oct. 1 - The Shigi Ikoma Electric Railway acquired the Yamato Railways. * 1964 Oct. 1 - The Kintetsu Railway acquired the Shigi Ikoma Electric Railway, then Tawaramoto Station was renamed to Nishi-Tawaramoto. * 2007 Apr. 1 - PiTaPa, a reusable contactless stored value

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, has been available.

Gallery

Image:Nishi-Tawaramoto Station.jpg Image:Nishi-Tawaramoto Station platform.jpg

External links

* Railway stations in Japan opened in 1918 Railway stations in Nara Prefecture Tawaramoto, Nara {{Nara-railstation-stub