Kintetsu-Kōriyama Station

Railway station in Yamatokōriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan

For the station on the JR-West Yamatoji Line, see Kōriyama Station (Nara).

Kintetsu Kōriyama Station

近鉄郡山駅

Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station

The entrance of Kintetsu Kōriyama Station—May 2007

General information
Location| 232, Minamikōriyamachō, Yamatokōriyama-shi, Nara-ken 639-1007
Japan
Coordinates| 34°38′46″N 135°46′51″E﻿ / ﻿34.646062°N 135.780722°E﻿ / 34.646062; 135.780722
Owned by|  Kintetsu Railway
Operated by|  Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)|  B Kashihara Line
Distance| 5.5 km (3.4 miles) from Yamato-Saidaiji
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Train operators|  Kintetsu Railway
Bus stands| 3
Connections|

* Keisei Bus / Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: Yamato-gō Tokyo Disney Resort / Yokohama—Nara Route
* Nara Kotsu Bus Lines: 11・20・24・38・50・51・52・71・72・97・98・Bun (School)
* Yamatokoriyama City Community Bus: Genki-jōkamachi-gō・Genki-heiwa-gō・Genki-harumichi-gō

Construction
Structure type| At grade
Parking|  Available
Bicycle facilities|  Available
Accessible| Yes (1 accessible slope for the east ticket gate, 2 slopes for the platforms, 1 bathroom, and equipped wheelchairs)
Other information
Station code|  B30
Website| Official website
History
Opened| 1 April 1921 (1921-04-01)
Previous names|

* Kinki-Nippon Kōriyama (1944—1970)
* Kankyū Kōriyama (1941—1944)
* Daiki Kōriyama (1928—1941)

Passengers
FY2019| 9675 daily

Services

| Preceding station  |  Kintetsu Railway | Following station

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B Kashihara Line
Kujō

towards Kyōto, Shin-Tanabe or Yamato-Saidaiji

|  | Local |  | Tsutsui

towards Kashiharajingū-mae or Tenri

Nishinokyō

Off-peak only (M—F: 10—16, W/E: 9—18)

towards Kyōto or Yamato-Saidaiji

|  | Express |  | Hirahata

towards Kashiharajingū-mae or Tenri

Yamato-Saidaiji

towards Kyōto or Yamato-Saidaiji

Location

Kintetsu Kōriyama Station

Location within Nara Prefecture

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Kintetsu Kōriyama Station

Kintetsu Kōriyama Station (Japan)

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Kintetsu Kōriyama Station (近鉄郡山駅, Kintetsu Kōriyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yamatokōriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

## Lines

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Kintetsu Kōriyama Station is served by the Kashihara Line and is 5.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Yamato-Saidaiji and 40.1 kilometers from Kyoto.

## Layout

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The station is an above-ground station with two side platforms connected by a level crossing. The effective length of the platform is for six cars. The station building is on the platform 1 side, and there is an unstaffed automatic ticket gate on the platform 2.[2]

### Platforms

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1 | ■ Kashihara Line | for Yamato-Yagi and Kashihara-Jingumae

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2 | ■ Kashihara Line | for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyoto

## History

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The station opened in 1921 on the Unebi Line of Osaka Electric Tramway, a predecessor of the Kintetsu Railway.

## History

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Kintetsu-Kōriyama Station was opened on April 1, 1921 as Kōriyama Station (郡山駅) on the Osaka Electric Tramway Unebi Line. In 1928, its name was changed to Daiki Kōriyama Station (大軌郡山駅). On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Sangu Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway. The station name became Kankyu Kōriyama Station (関急郡山駅) which was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu. The station name change again to Kinki Nihon Kōriyama Station (近畿日本郡山駅), which was shortened to its present name on Match 1, 1970.[3]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9675 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[4]

## Surrounding area

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* Yamatokōriyama City Hall
* Kōriyama Castle
* Nara Prefectural Koriyama High School
* Nara National College of Technology

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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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. ^ "近鉄郡山駅" [Kintetsu Kōriyama Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
3. ^ [1] Kintetsu Company History
4. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

## External links

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* Media related to Kintetsu-Koriyama Station at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website

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Stations of the Kashihara Line

* (Kyoto Line <<)
* Yamato-Saidaiji
* Amagatsuji
* Nishinokyō
* Kujō
* Kintetsu Kōriyama
* Tsutsui
* Hirahata (>> Tenri Line)
* Family-Kōemmae
* Yūzaki
* Iwami
* Tawaramoto
* Kasanui
* Ninokuchi
* Yamato-Yagi
* Yagi-nishiguchi
* Unebigoryōmae
* Kashiharajingū-mae

Former route abandoned in 1939|

* Yagi-nishiguchi
* Jimmugoryōmae (present: Unebigoryōmae)
* Kashiharajingū-mae (first)
* Kumedera (present: Kashiharajingū-mae)

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