Yamato-Yagi Station


Yamato-Yagi Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway. It is the only Kintetsu station with an intersection that is not served by other railways.
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Line

Yamato-Yagi Station is served by the Kashihara Line and is 20.5 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 55.1 kilometers from. It is also served by the Osaka Line, and is 34.8 kilometers from the starting point of that line at.

Layout

The station consists of two ground level side platforms, with a usable length of 6 cars of the Kashihara Line, with two elevated island platforms on the second floor for the Osaka Line, with the island platforms with a usable length of 10 cars, at a right angle to the side platforms. There is only one ticket gate.The station is staffed.

History

The station opened on 21 March 1925 as Yagi Station on the Osaka Electric Tramway Unebi Line. The platform at that time was located at the current location of Yagi-nishiguchi Station. The Osaka Electric Tramway Yagi Line joined to the station on 21 March 1925. The station was renamed Daiki Yagi Station in August 1928. The station was relocated on 5 January 1929 to its present location. It became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger with Sangu Express Railway on 15 March 1941, and was renamed to its present name. Through a subsequent merger it became a station on the Kintetsu Railway on 1 July 1944.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 18,621 passengers daily.

Surrounding area