Sekiya Station (Nara)

Sekiya Station

関屋駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Sekiya Station in 2007
General information
Location1578-3 Sekiya, Kashiba-shi, Nara-ken 639-0255
Japan
Coordinates34°33′13.6″N 135°40′4.38″E / 34.553778°N 135.6678833°E / 34.553778; 135.6678833
Owned by Kintetsu Railway
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) D  Osaka Line
Distance22.0 km (13.7 miles) from Osaka Uehommachi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators Kintetsu Railway
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities Available
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code D20 
Websitewww.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/station02022.html
History
Opened1 July 1927 (1927-07-01)
Passengers
FY20191961 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway Following station
Ōsaka-Kyōikudai-mae
towards Osaka Uehommachi
 Osaka Line
Local
Semi-Express
 Nijō
towards Ise-Nakagawa
Location
Map

Sekiya Station (関屋駅, Sekiya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kashiba, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

Line

Sekiya Station is served by the Osaka Line and is 22.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Uehommachi.

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms and two tracks. It has an elevated station building and three exits, located to the north, northeast, and southeast. There is only one ticket gate. The station is staffed.[2]

Platforms

1 ■  D  Osaka Line for Goido, Yamato-Yagi, and Nabari
2 ■  D  Osaka Line for Kawachi-Kokubu, and Osaka Uehommachi

History

Sekiya Station was opened 1 July 1927 as a station on the Osaka Electric Tramway Yagi Line. It became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger with Sangu Express Railway on 15 March 1941, and through a subsequent merger became a station on the Kintetsu Railway on 1 July 1944.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 1961 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

  • Kashiba City Kashiba Nishi Junior High School
  • Kashiba City Sekiya Elementary School
  • Chiben Gakuen Nara College Elementary, Middle and High 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. ^ "関屋駅" [Sekiya Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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