Ikebe Station

Ikebe Station

池部駅
Ikebe Station Building
Ikebe Station Building
General information
Location1-3, Ikebe 1-chōme, Kawai-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara-ken 636-0053
Japan
Coordinates34°34′43″N 135°44′15″E / 34.578647°N 135.737553°E / 34.578647; 135.737553
SystemKintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Owner Kintetsu Railway
Operator Kintetsu Railway
Line I  Tawaramoto Line
Distance7.1 km (4.4 miles)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Train operators
 Kintetsu Railway
Connections
  • Bus interchange Kawai Town: Circular Wagon Sunamaru-go (South Route, East Route, and West Route)
Construction
Structure type
At grade
ParkingNone
Cycle facilities
Bicycle facilities available
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code I40 
Websitewww.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/en_station12008.html
History
Opened26 April 1918 (1918-04-26)
Passengers
2019697 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway Following station
Samitagawa
towards Shin-Ōji
 Tawaramoto Line Hashio
towards Nishi-Tawaramoto
Location
Ikebe Station is located in Nara Prefecture
Ikebe Station
Ikebe Station
Location within Nara Prefecture
Ikebe Station is located in Japan
Ikebe Station
Ikebe Station
Location within Japan

Ikebe Station (池部駅, Ikebe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kawai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.

Line

Ikebe Station is served by the Tawaramoto Line and is 4.0 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Ōji. The station is serviced by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines' Route 9 bus at Ōwada Sta. Gate from Kataokadai 1-chome once a day, but the services is alighting only. It is also serviced by free shuttle wagon Sunamaru-go's North Route and West Route for Sōgō-fukushi-kaikan 10 shuttles a day.

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with a single platform and one track, and both Shin-Oji and Nishi-Tawaramoto bound trains depart and arrive from the same platform. The effective length of the platform is three cars. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Platform level Track  I  Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Nishi-Tawaramoto →
←  I  Tawaramoto Line—■ Local for Shin-Ōji
Side platform, doors will open on the right for Nishi-Tawaramoto or on the left for Shin-Ōji    Public washrooms Disabled access
Street level Exit / entrance

History

The station opened on 26 April 1918 as a station on the Yamato Railway. It became a station on the Shigiikoma Electric Railway in 1961 due to a company merger, and became a station on Kintetsu Railway by a further merger on 1 October 1964.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 697 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

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. ↑ "池部駅" [Ikebe Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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