Ikoma Station (生駒駅) is a railway station in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Ikoma Station

生駒駅
Ikoma Station exterior (December 2021)
General information
Location1-1, Motomachi Itchōme, Ikoma, Nara
(奈良県生駒市元町一丁目1-1)
Japan
Coordinates34°41′35.45″N 135°41′52.86″E / 34.6931806°N 135.6980167°E / 34.6931806; 135.6980167
Operated byKintetsu Railway
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeA17 (Nara Line)
G17 (Ikoma Line)
C27 (Keihanna Line)
History
OpenedApril 30, 1914
Previous namesIkoma; Daiki Ikoma Station
Kankyu Ikoma Station
Kinki Nippon Ikoma (until 1964)
Ikoma Station layout

1, 2: Shin-Ishikiri
3, 4: Ishikiri

4
3
2
1
6
5
4
3
2
1


1, 2: Shiraniwadai
3, 4: Higashi-Ikoma
5, 6: Nabata

Platforms 3 and 4 (Nara Line)

Lines edit

Layout edit

Ikoma Station
1  Keihanna Line for Gakken Nara-Tomigaoka
2  Keihanna Line for Nagata, Tanimachi Yonchome, Hommachi, and Cosmosquare
3  Nara Line for Gakuen-mae, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara, Tenri and Kyoto
4  Nara Line for Fuse, Osaka Uehommachi, Osaka Namba, Amagasaki, Koshien and Kobe Sannomiya
5, 6  Ikoma Line for Minami-Ikoma, Shigisanshita and Ōji
Toriimae Station
  • 3 platforms serving two tracks are located on the ground level.
1 for Hozanji and Ikoma-sanjo (usually operated)
2 for Hozanji and Ikoma-sanjo (extra)

History edit

  • April 30, 1914 - The station started operating as a station of Osaka Electric Tramway Company
  • December 28, 1926 - Shigi Ikoma Electric Railway Company begins operating
  • March 15, 1941 - Daiki merged with Sangu Kyuko Electric Railway Company, and was renamed Kansai Kyuko Electric Railway Company.
  • June 1, 1944 - Kankyu merged Nankai Railway, and was renamed Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. (Kintetsu)
  • October 1, 1964 - Shigi Ikoma merged with Kintetsu.
  • October 1, 1986 - The Higashi-Osaka Line opened.
  • June 28, 2003 - Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. was renamed Kintetsu Corporation.
  • March 27, 2006 - The Keihanna Line began operating. The Higashi-Osaka Line was merged with the Keihanna Line
  • April 1, 2007 - The station started accepting PiTaPa.[1]

Main Surroundings edit

North
South
  • Ikoma City Hall
  • Green Hill Ikoma
    • Supermarket KINSHO
  • Kakinohazushi

Bus stops edit

Buses are operated by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines Co., Ltd.

North side edit

  • Bus Stop 1 (for Kitanjo, Kita-Tawara and Gakken Kita-Ikoma)
    • Route 77 (Ikomadai Outer Loop) for Kitanjo
    • Route 82 for Kita-Tawara via Kitanjo
    • Route 84 (midnight bus) for Ikomadai via Kitanjo and Shin-Ikomadai-kitaguchi
    • Route 189 for Gakken Kita-Ikoma via Kitanjo, Shin-Ikomadai-kitaguchi and Shiraniwadai Jutaku
  • Bus Stop 2 (for Ikomadai)
    • Route 78 (Ikomadai Inner Loop) for Ikomadai
    • Route 80 for Shin-Ikomadai-kitaguchi via Ikomadai
    • Ikoma City Community Bus "Takemaru" for Koyodai-chuo-koen

South side edit

  • Bus Stop 1 (for Higashi-Ikoma, Oze, Inakura and Asukano)
    • Route 63 for Oze Hoken Fukushi Zone via Higashi-Ikoma and Satsukidai Jutaku
    • Route 64 for Asukano Center via Higashi-Ikoma and Satsukidai Jutaku
    • Route 65 for Asukano Center and Asukano-minami via Higashi-Ikoma and Satsukidai Jutaku
    • Route 90 for Naka-Nabata Nichome
    • Route 165 for Shiraniwadai via Higashi-Ikoma, Inakura and Asukano Center
    • Route 168 for Hikarigaoka via Higashi-Ikoma, Inakura, Asukano Center and Shiraniwadai
    • Ikoma City Community Bus "Takemaru" for Ikoma City Hall
  • Bus Stop 2 (for Tawaradai)
    • Route 79 for Tawaradai Itchome via Kitatani-koen
    • Route 85 for Tawaradai Kyuchome-nishi via Tawaradai Hatchome
    • Route 86 for Tawaradai Itchome via Tawaradai Hatchome
    • Route 96 for Tawaradai Itchome via Tawaradai Hatchome and Tawaradai Kyuchome-nishi
  • Tawaradai is a district in Shijonawate, Osaka Prefecture.

Adjacent stations to Ikoma or Toriimae edit

« Service »
Kintetsu
Nara Line (A17)
Ishikiri (A16)   Local   Higashi-Ikoma (A18)
Ishikiri (A16)   Semi-Express
Suburban Semi-Express
  Higashi-Ikoma (A18)
Ishikiri (A16)   Express   Gakuen-mae (A20)
Tsuruhashi (A04)   Rapid Express   Gakuen-mae (A20)
Tsuruhashi (A04)   Limited Express   Gakuen-mae (A20)
Ikoma Line (G17)
Terminus - Nabata (G18)
Keihanna Line (C27)
Shin-Ishikiri (C26) - Shiraniwadai (C28)
Ikoma Cable Line (Toriimae, Y17)
Terminus - Hozanji (Y18)

References edit

  1. ^ "平成19年4月1日から、近鉄主要路線で IC カードの利用が可能になります" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Kintetsu. 2007-01-30. Retrieved 2024-02-10.