Tōji Station

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Tōji Station

東寺駅
Platform of Toji Station IMG 1037 20131123
Platform of Tōji Station on Kintetsu Kyoto Line.
Location39, Nishi-Kujo Zaocho, Minami, Kyoto, Kyoto
（京都市南区西九条蔵王町39）
Japan
Coordinates34°58′47.59″N 135°45′9.48″E / 34.9798861°N 135.7526333°E / 34.9798861; 135.7526333Coordinates: 34°58′47.59″N 135°45′9.48″E / 34.9798861°N 135.7526333°E / 34.9798861; 135.7526333
Operated byKintetsu Railway
Line(s)Kyoto Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeB02
WebsiteOfficial
History
Opened1928
Passengers
FY2015[1]2.6 million

Tōji Station (東寺駅, Tōji-eki) is a railway station on Kintetsu Railway's Kyoto Line located in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The station provides access to Tō-ji, a nearby Buddhist temple famous for its large pagoda.

Layout[]

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

Around the station[]

History[]

  • 1928 - The station opens as a station of Nara Electric Railroad
  • 1938 - The station is moved 100m towards Yamato-Saidaiji, and becomes elevated.
  • 1963 - NER merges and the station becomes part of Kintetsu
  • 2007 - Starts using PiTaPa

Adjacent stations[]

← Service →
Kyoto Line (Kintetsu)
Kyoto   Local   Jūjō
Kyoto   Semi-Express (only running on weekday mornings)   Takeda
Kyoto   Express   Takeda

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Station Map". Arukumachi KYOTO Route Planner. City of Kyoto. Retrieved 25 December 2017.

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