Tōji Station
Tōji Station (東寺駅, Tōji-eki) is a railway station on Kintetsu Railway's Kyoto Line located in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The station provides access to Tō-ji, a nearby Buddhist temple famous for its large pagoda.
Tōji Station 東寺駅 | |
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| Location | 39, Nishi-Kujo Zaocho, Minami, Kyoto, Kyoto （京都市南区西九条蔵王町39） Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°58′47.59″N 135°45′9.48″E |
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway |
| Line(s) | Kyoto Line |
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| Station code | B02 |
| Website | Official |
| History | |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2015[1]) | 2.6 million |
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Layout
The station has two side platforms serving a track each.[2]
| 1 | ■ Kyoto Line | for Tambabashi, Shin-Tanabe, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara, Tenri and Kashiharajingu-mae |
| 2 | ■ Kyoto Line | to Kyoto |
Around the station
History
- 1928 - The station opens as a station of Nara Electric Railroad
- 1938 - The station is moved 100m towards Yamato-Saidaiji, and becomes elevated.
- 1963 - NER merges and the station becomes part of Kintetsu
- 2007 - Starts using PiTaPa
Adjacent stations
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Kyoto Line (Kintetsu) | ||||
| Kyoto | Local | Jūjō | ||
| Kyoto | Semi-Express (only running on weekday mornings) | Takeda | ||
| Kyoto | Express | Takeda | ||
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References
- 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto.
- "Station Map". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. City of Kyoto. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
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