is a passenger

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located in the town of Kawanishi, Shiki District,

Nara Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the ...

, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company,

Kintetsu Railway , referred to as and officially Kinki-Nippon Railway, is a Japanese passenger railway company, managing infrastructure and operating passenger train service. Its railway system is the largest in Japan, excluding Japan Railways Group. The railw ...

Line

Yūzaki Station is served by the

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 ...

and is 12.4 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 47.0 kilometers from .

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two opposing

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, ...

s and two tracks. The effective length of the platform is enough for four cars. The station building is on the platform 1 side, and is connected to platform 2 on the opposite side by a level crossing.The station is unattended.

Platforms

History

Yūzaki Station was opened 21 March 1923 by the Osaka Electric Tramway as the Unebi Line was extended from Hirahata to Kashiharajingu-mae Station. In 1941 the Osaka Electric Tramway merged with the Sangu Express Railway to form the Kansai Express Railway, which merged with Nankai Railway in 1944 to form Kintetsu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2113 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
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Surrounding area

*Kawanishi Town Office *Nara Prefectural Nikaido Special Needs School

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yuzaki Station] Railway stations in Japan opened in 1923 Railway stations in Nara Prefecture Stations of Kintetsu Railway