Yagi-nishiguchi Station

Yagi-nishiguchi Station
八木西口駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station

The station building of Yagi-nishiguchi Station

The station building of Yagi-nishiguchi Station
Location

1-8-32, Yagichō, Kashihara
Nara

  • Japan
  • (奈良県橿原市八木町1丁目8-32)
Coordinates 34°30′33″N 135°47′27″E / 34.5091°N 135.7908°E / 34.5091; 135.7908Coordinates: 34°30′33″N 135°47′27″E / 34.5091°N 135.7908°E / 34.5091; 135.7908
Owned by Kintetsu Railway
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)  B  Kashihara Line
Distance 20.5 km (12.7 mi)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Train operators Kintetsu Railway
Connections None
Construction
Structure type At grade
Parking None
Bicycle facilities Bicycle facilities Available
Disabled access Yes (2 elevators for the ticket gate and 2 for each platform)
Other information
Station code  B40 
Website www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/en_station06019.html
History
Opened 21 March 1923 (1923-03-21)
Previous names
  • Daiki Kōriyama (1928—1929)
  • Yagi (1923—1928)
Services
Preceding station   Kintetsu Railway   Following station
   B  Kashihara Line  
Local
Express

Yagi-nishiguchi Station (八木西口駅 Yagi-nishiguchi-eki) is a railway station on the Kintetsu Kashihara Line, located in Kashihara, Nara, Japan. It is a typical small station, but has a unique status as a non-independent station. For a historical reason, the station is a part of Yamato-Yagi Station, a large intersection station located about 300 meters north of the station.

History

The station is the original site of Yamato-Yagi Station which opened here in 1923 and moved to the present location in 1929, when the railway company did not remove the original platforms of the station and continued the service with the old facilities as well as the new Yamato-Yagi Station. Yagi-nishiguchi Station is therefore treated as the same station with Yamato-Yagi Station in some occasions, such as calculation of distance-based fares. However, a travel between Yagi-nishiguchi Station and Yamato-Yagi Station costs 150 yen, even though it is a mere move within the station and walking the distance will take no longer than 5 minutes.

Lines

Platforms and tracks

1  Kashihara Line—Local for Kashiharajingū-mae
 Kashihara Line—Express for Kashiharajingū-mae
 Kashihara Line—Limited Express No stops
2  Kashihara Line—Local for Kyōto, Shin-Tanabe, and Yamato-Saidaiji
 Kashihara Line—Express for Kyōto and Yamato-Saidaiji
 Kashihara Line—Limited Express No stops
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