is a

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located in

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. It is on Kintetsu

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 an ...

Minami Osaka Line is a railway line operated by Kintetsu Railway. It runs between in Osaka and in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture. The line connects Osaka to southern part of the Nara Basin, running through Osaka's southern suburb cities of Matsubara, Fujiidera ...

and

Yoshino Line The is a railway line in Nara Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway. It connects in Kashihara and in Yoshino. All Express and Limited Express trains continue to and from Ōsaka Abenobashi Station on the ...

s. It is one of the major stations on the Kintetsu lines and all trains in service stop at this station. The center station building was designed by

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, an architect representing the 20th century.

Lines

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Platforms and tracks

This station has two

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serving 4

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() tracks for the Minami Osaka Line and the Yoshino Line in the west, and two island platforms serving 3

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() tracks for the Kashihara Line and a narrow gauge () track for the Yoshino Line in the east.

Ridership

The number of passengers who get on and off trains at this station is 19,960 persons per day, according to the research by Kintetsu Corporation on November 9, 2010.

Connections

Buses are operated by

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. As of October 2014 ;West stop (Kashiharajingu-eki nishiguchi) :*Route 25 for Minami-Shirakashi :*Route 26 and 28 for Minami-Shirakashi via Minami-Myohojicho :*Route 28 for Yagi Station via Kashihara Gymnasium Unebigoryo-mae, Idai-byoin-mae (Nara Medical University Hospital), and Kashihara City Hall :*Route 53 for Yagi Station via Ousa, Idai-byoin Genkanguchi (Nara Medical University Hospital), and Kashihara City Hall :*Route 53 for Kintetsu Gose Station via Gunkaibashi and Daikancho ;Center stop (Kashiharajingu-eki) :*Route 28 for Yagi Station via Unebigoryo-mae, Idai-byoin-mae (Nara Medical University Hospital), and Kashihara City Hall :*Route 28 for Minami-Shirakashi via Kashiharajingu-eki-nishiguchi and Minami-Myohojicho ;East stop 1 (Kashiharajingu-eki higashiguchi) :*Route 8 for Yagi Station via Ousa and Idai-byoin-mae (Nara Medical University Hospital) :*Routes 51, 52 and 53 for Yagi Station via Ousa and Idai-byoin Genkanguchi (Nara Medical University Hospital) :*Route 51 for Oyodo Bus Center via Kamihigaimoto :*Route 53 for Kintetsu Gose Station via Kashiharajingu-eki nishiguchi, Gunkaibashi, and Daikancho Town Office ;East stop 2 (Kashiharajingu-eki higashiguchi) :*Route 2 for Okadera-mae for Toyoura and Asuka Daibutsu-mae (mornings) :*Route 5 for Okadera-mae via Shobucho Yonchome-minami :*Route 7 for Shobusho Yonchome-minani via Shobucho Itchome, Shobucho Sanchome and Shobucho Yonchome :*Route 8 and 9 for Shobusho Yonchome via Shobucho Itchome and Shobucho Sanchome :*Route 11 for Shuhodai via Okadera Station :*Route 12 for Shuhodai via Shobucho Yonchome :*Route 15 "Aka-Kame" for Hinokuma via Asuka Station :*Route 16 "Aka-Kame" for Asuka Station via Asuka Historical Museum, Man'yo Bunkakan (Complex of Man'yo Culture) and Ishibutai :*Route 17 "Aka-Kame" for Okahashimoto via Asuka Historical Museum, Man'yo Bunkakan (Complex of Man'yo Culture) and Ishibutai :*Route 18 for Kashiharajingu-eki higashiguchi via Shobucho Yonchome-minami, Okadera-mae, Asuka Daibutsu-mae and Toyoura (evenings) :*Route 19 for Kashiharajingu-eki higashiguchi via Toyoura, Asuka Daibutsu-mae, Okadera-mae and Shobucho Yonchome-minami (mornings) :*Route 23 "Aka-Kame" for Asuka Station via Asuka-Koyama, Asuka Historical Museum, Man'yo Bunkakan (Complex of Man'yo Culture) and Ishibutai :*Route 文 for Kenko Fukushi Center for Toyoura and Asuka Daibutsu-mae and Okadera-mae (operated on school days)

Stores in Kashiharajingu-mae Station

*''Wakakusa shoten'' (Book shop) *''Matsumoto-Kiyoshi'' (Drug store) *''Kiharu'' (

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restaurant) *

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(Convenience store) *

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*Small convenience store on Platforms Nos. 6 and 7 * ATM (Bank of Nanto)

Around Kashiharajingu-mae Station

*Kashihara Royal Hotel (East Exit) *''Kashihara Kanko'' Hotel (Center Exit) * Kashihara Park (Center Exit) **Athletic Stadium **Baseball Stadium *

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(West Exit) * Daily Yamazaki (West Exit) *

Kashihara Shrine The is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. The shrine was built in April 2, 1890 at the site of the Kashihara-gū, which is situated on the southeastern side of Mount Unebi of Yamato Sanzan. Japan's first ...

(Center Exit)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kashiharajingu-Mae Station Railway stations in Japan opened in 1923 Railway stations in Nara Prefecture