Ayameike Station
Ayameike Station 菖蒲池駅 | |||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||
 South entrance (2007) | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 2-1, Ayameike-minami Nichome, Nara-shi, Nara-ken 631-0033 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°41′53.17″N 135°45′39.32″E / 34.6981028°N 135.7609222°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | A Nara Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 20.1 km (12.5 miles) from Fuse | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Station code | A21 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 9 September 1923 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2022 | 10,997 daily | ||||||||||
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Ayameike Station (菖蒲池駅, Ayameike-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]
Line
Ayameike Station is served by the Nara Line ] and is 20.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Fuse and 26.2 kilometers from Osaka Namba.
Layout
The station is an above-ground station with two opposing side platforms and two tracks. The ticket gates are separate for each platform, and there are no connection between platforms within the premises. The station is staffed.[2]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ A Nara Line | for Yamato-Saidaiji and Nara Change trains at Yamato-Saidaiji for Tenri and Kyoto |
| 2 | ■ A Nara Line | for Gakuen-mae, Fuse, Osaka Uehommachi, Osaka Namba and Amagasaki |
History
Ayameike Station was opened 9 September 1923 by the Osaka Electric Tramway, and was raised to a permanent station in September 1924. It became a station on the Kansai Kyuko Railway Co. (Kankyu) in 1941.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 10,997 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]
Surrounding area
- The former site of the Kintetsu Ayameike Amusement Park (closed on June 6, 2004)[4]
- Kinki University Elementary School
- Kinki University Kindergarten
- Herves Ayameike
- Cospa Ayameike
- HANA
- Iris Water Terrace Ayameike
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "菖蒲池駅" [Ayameike Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
- ^ "Company Profile" (PDF). Kintetsu Corporation. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-28.
External links
Media related to Ayameike Station at Wikimedia Commons