Ōwada Station (Nara)

Ōwada Station
大輪田駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
The exit / entrance gate of Ōwada Station
The exit / entrance gate of Ōwada Station
Location 1809-2, Ōaza Ōwada, Kawai,
Nara,
  • Japan
  • （奈良県北葛城郡河合町大字大輪田1809-2）
Coordinates 34°35′21″N 135°43′13″E / 34.589158°N 135.720325°E / 34.589158; 135.720325Coordinates: 34°35′21″N 135°43′13″E / 34.589158°N 135.720325°E / 34.589158; 135.720325
Owned by Kintetsu Railway
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)  I  Tawaramoto Line
Distance 8.2 km (5.1 mi)
Platforms 1 island platform
Tracks 2
Train operators Kintetsu Railway
Bus stands 1
Connections
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking None
Bicycle facilities Bicycle facilities Available
Disabled access None
Other information
Station code  I42 
Website www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/en_station12006.html
History
Opened 1918 (1918)
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 2,378 daily
Services
Preceding station   Kintetsu Railway   Following station
Terminus
 I  Tawaramoto Line

Ōwada Station (大輪田駅, Ōwada-eki) is an unstaffed railway station in the town of Kawai, Nara, Japan, serving passengers traveling on Kintetsu Railway's Tawaramoto Line. It is 8.2 km (5.1 miles) from Nishi-Tawaramoto, while 1.9 km (1.2 miles) from Shin-Ōji.

Services

Trains at Ōwada Station leave for both Nishi-Tawaramoto and Shin-Ōji every 20 minutes, while every 15 minutes during peak hours. Travel time to Nishi-Tawaramoto is about 17 minutes while to Shin-Ōji is about 4 minutes.

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.

Ridership

As of November 2015, daily passenger ridership was 2,378.

Layout

Ōwada Station has a high-level island platform with 4 cars long, serving two tracks. On the partly roofed platform, a passenger waiting area with six plastic benches for 28 persons is located. Amenities include bathrooms and a self-service beverage vending machine.

Downstairs below the platform level, there is a ticket booth with two ticket vending machines, and ticket gates with a post-type self-service fare deducting reader. A no-fee bicycle parking, a taxi stand, and a bus stop are located southwest of the station within a minute walk from the ticket gate, but there is no parking spot.

Platform and tracks

2F Platform level Track 2  I  Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Nishi-Tawaramoto →
Island platform, doors will open on the right    
Track 1 ←  I  Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Shin-Ōji
1F Street level Exit / entrance, a bicycle facility, and both taxi and bus stands.

Surrounding


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