Hirahata Station

Hirahata Station

平端駅
Hirahata Station; 平端駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
	Hirahata Station
General information
Location	51, Shōwachō, Yamato-Koriyama; Nara; （奈良県大和郡山市昭和町51）; Japan
Coordinates	34°36′24″N 135°46′58″E / 34.606777°N 135.782875°ECoordinates: 34°36′24″N 135°46′58″E / 34.606777°N 135.782875°E
Owned by	Kintetsu Railway
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	B Kashihara Line; H Tenri Line;
Distance	Kashihara Line: 9.9 km (6.2 mi); Tenri Line: 0 km (0 mi);
Platforms	2 island platforms and 2 side platforms
Tracks	6
Train operators	Kintetsu Railway
Bus stands	1
Connections	Ando Town Community Bus: Minami-mawari Route; Ando Town Community Bus: Naka-dōri Route;
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	Available
Disabled access	Yes (2 elavators, 5 Escalators, 1 bathroom, and equipped wheelchairs)
Other information
Station code	B32 H32
Website	www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/en_station06011.html
History
Opened	7 February 1915
Electrified	1922
Passengers
2015	3,532 daily
Services
B Kashihara Line
	through to Tenri Line
	through to Tenri Line
H Tenri Line
	Terminus

Kashihara Line

Hirahata Station (平端駅) is a railway station of Kintetsu Kashihara Line, located in Yamato-Koriyama, Nara, Japan. The Tenri Line diverts from this station.

Lines

1	■ Tenri Line	for Tenri
2	■ Kashihara Line	for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyoto
2	■ Tenri Line	for Tenri
3,4	■ Kashihara Line	for Yamato-Yagi and Kashihara-Jingumae
5,6	■ Kashihara Line	for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyoto

Feb. 7, 1915—Hirahata Station was opened by the Tenri Light Railway.
1921—Acquired by the Osaka Electric Tramway.
1922—The rail gauge was widen into 1,435mm, and Hirhata Station started serving as the terminus of the Unebi Line.
Mar. 21, 1923—The Unebi Line was extended from Hirahata to Kashiharajingū-mae.
1941—Owned by the Kansai Express Railway that merged with the Sangu Express Railway.
1944—Owned by the Kintetsu Railway that merged with the Nankai Railway
1973—Two platforms for the Tenri Line was newly constructed, along with relocating the southbound Kashihara Line tracks.
Apr. 1, 2007—PiTaPa, a reusable contactless stored value smart card, has been available.

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v t e 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)