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Tōji Station (東寺駅, Tōji-eki) is a railway station on the Kyoto Line of the Kintetsu Railway located in Minami-ku in Kyoto, Japan.
Tōji Station 東寺駅 | |||||||||||||||
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 Platform of Tōji Station on Kintetsu Kyoto Line. | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 39, Nishi-Kujo Zaocho, Minami, Kyoto, Kyoto （京都市南区西九条蔵王町39） Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°58′47.59″N 135°45′9.48″E / 34.9798861°N 135.7526333°E | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Kyoto Line Kyoto/Kashihara Line | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | B02 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 November 1928 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2015[1] | 2.6 million[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||
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Stations between Kyoto and Takeda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station provides access to Tō-ji, a nearby Buddhist temple famous[according to whom?] for its large pagoda.
Layout edit
The station has two side platforms serving a track each.[2]
| 1 | ■ Kyoto Line | for Tambabashi, Shin-Tanabe, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara, Tenri and Kashiharajingu-mae |
| 2 | ■ Kyoto Line | to Kyoto |
History edit
The station opened in 1928 as a station of Nara Electric Railroad. In 1938, the station was moved 100 metres (330 ft) towards Yamato-Saidaiji, and became an elevated station. Nara Electric Railroad merged with Kintetsu in 1963. In 2007, the station started using PiTaPa.
Around the station edit
Adjacent stations edit
| ← | Service | → | ||
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| Kyoto Line (Kintetsu) | ||||
| Kyoto | Local | Jūjō | ||
| Kyoto | Semi-Express (only weekday mornings) |
Takeda | ||
| Kyoto | Express | Takeda | ||
References edit
- ^ 第8章 都市施設 [Chapter 8: Urban facilities]. 京都市統計書 [Statistics of Kyoto City] (in Japanese). City of Kyoto.
- ^ "Station Map". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. City of Kyoto. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
External links edit
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