Oshimi Station

Oshimi Station

忍海駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Oshimi Station, September 2008
General information
Location342-2, Oshimi, Katsuragi-shi, Nara-ken 639-2123
Japan
Coordinates34°28′34.8″N 135°43′55.24″E / 34.476333°N 135.7320111°E / 34.476333; 135.7320111
Owned by Kintetsu Railway
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) P  Gose Line
Distance3.9 km (2.4 miles) from Shakudo
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operators Kintetsu Railway
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities Available
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code P25 
Websitewww.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/station15007.html
History
Opened9 December 1930 (1930-12-09)
Passengers
FY2019767 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway Following station
Kintetsu Shinjō
towards Shakudo
 Gose Line
Local
Semi-Express
 Kintetsu Gose
Terminus
Location
Map

Oshimi Station (忍海駅, Oshimi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

Line

Oshimi Station is served by the Gose Line and is 3.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shakudo.

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with one single side platform. The effective length of the platform is four cars. The station is unattended.[2]

Platforms

1 ■  P  Gose Line for Kintetsu Gose
for Shakudo

History

Oshimi Station was opened 9 December 1930 on the Nanwa Electric Railway. It became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger on 1 April 1944, and through a subsequent merger became a station on the Kintetsu Railway on 1 June 1944. The station was relocated 96 meters south to its present location on 17 September 1984.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 767 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Tsunozashi Shrine
  • Katsuragi City History Museum
  • Katsuragi City Oshimi Elementary School

See also

References

  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ "忍海駅" [Oshimi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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