is a passenger railway station located in the town of Takatori, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.
Line Tsubosakayama Station is served by the Yoshino Line and is 3.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 43.6 kilometers from .
Layout The station is a ground-level station with a side platform and an island platform, with three tracks, allowing trains to pass each other and turn around. The effective length of the platforms is enough for four cars. The upbound platform (tracks 2 and 3) is an island platform, and track 3 is a dead end toward Yoshino, and is used for return trains bound for Kashihara-Jingumae. Only the remaining two tracks lead to Yoshino. The station building is on the east side, and is connected to the island platform by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
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History Tsubosakayama Station opened on 5 December 1923 on the Yoshino Railway. On 1 August 1929, the Osaka Electric Tramway merged with Yoshino Railway, and the station became part of the Osaka Electric Tramway Yoshino Line. On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Sangu Express Railway and became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line. Kintetsu Company History This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 655 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
Surrounding area
Tsubosaka-dera Kojima-dera Ruin of Takatori Castle (one of the 100 Fine Castles of Japan) Takatori Town Office Takatori Post Office
See also List of railway stations in Japan
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