is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ikaruga, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture,. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines The station is served by the Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) and is 24.8 kilometers from the starting point of the line at and 145.7 kilometers from .
Layout Hōryūji Station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms and two tracks, connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History Hōryūji station opened on 27 December 1890 on the Osaka Railway. In 1900, the Kansai Railway took over operations of the Osaka Railway, and was subsequently nationalized in 1907. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the control of West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The current station building was completed in 2007.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Hōryūji being assigned station number JR-Q33.
Passenger statistics The average daily passenger traffic in fiscal 2020 was 5558 passengers.Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook 2021 Chapter 13: Transportation and Communications - JR Transportation Performance
Surrounding area Hōryū-ji Ikaruga Town Hall Tomio River Yamato River
See also List of railway stations in Japan
External links
Hōryūji Station
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