Hashio Station

Hashio Station (箸尾駅, Hashio-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kōryō, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.^[1]

Hashio Station 箸尾駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Hashio station in 2012
General information
Location	312-2, Kayano, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Kōryō-chō, Nara-ken 635-0805 Japan
Coordinates	34°34′13″N 135°45′05″E / 34.570144°N 135.751447°E / 34.570144; 135.751447
Owned by	Kintetsu Railway
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	I  Tawaramoto Line
Distance	4.5 km (2.8 miles)
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Train operators	Kintetsu Railway
Bus stands	1
Connections	Koryo Town: Community Bus Kōryō-genki-go (Northeastern Branch Route)
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	I39
Website	www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/en_station12009.html
History
Opened	26 April 1918; 107 years ago (1918-04-26)
Electrified	1948
Passengers
2019	1,003 daily
Services Preceding station Kintetsu Railway Following station Ikebe towards Shin-Ōji Tawaramoto Line Tajima towards Nishi-Tawaramoto
Location

Line

Hashio Station is served by the Tawaramoto Line ] and is 5.6 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Shin-Ōji.

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two opposing side platforms and two tracks. The station building (ticket gates) are on the platform 1 side, and platform 2 on the opposite side is connected via a level crossing on the premises near Nishi-Tawaramoto. The effective length of the platform is for three cars. The station is unattended.^[2]

Platforms

Platform level	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Track 2	I  Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Nishi-Tawaramoto →
	Track 1	←  I  Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Shin-Ōji
	Island platform, doors will open on the left
	Street level	Exit / entrance

History

Hashio Station was opened 26 April 1918 by the Yamato Railway, which became the Shigiikoma Electric Railway in 1961. The company merged with Kintetsu in 1964.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,003 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[3]

Surrounding area

• Nara Prefectural Yamato Koryo High School
• Gyōkyō-ji Temple (Hashio Gobō)
• Nara Prefecture 2nd Purification Center

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

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. "箸尾駅" [Hashio Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

External links

  Media related to Hashio Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website