Tōji Station
Tōji Station 東寺駅 | |||||||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||||||
 Platform of Tōji Station on Kintetsu Kyoto Line. | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 39, Nishi-Kujo Zaocho, Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu 601-8414 Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°58′47.59″N 135°45′9.48″E / 34.9798861°N 135.7526333°E | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Kyoto/Kashihara Line | ||||||||||||||
| Distance | 0.9 km from Kyoto | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||||
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| Station code | B02 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Official | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 3 November 1928 | ||||||||||||||
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| FY2015[1] | 2.6 million | ||||||||||||||
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Stations between Kyoto and Takeda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tōji Station (東寺駅, Tōji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Minami-ku in Kyoto, Japan. It is operated by the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway.It is station number B02.[2]
Lines
Tōji Station is served by the Kyoto Line, and is located 0.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto Station.[3]
Station layout
The station consists two opposed elevated side platforms, with an effective platform length of six cars.The ticket gates and concourse are on the first floor, and there is only one ticket gate. The station is unattended.[4]
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Kintetsu Kyoto Line
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for Tambabashi, Shin-Tanabe, Yamato-Saidaiji, Kintetsu Nara, Tenri and Kashiharajingu-mae |
| 2 | ■ Kintetsu Kyoto Line
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for Kyoto |
History
The station opened on 15 November 1928 as a station of Nara Electric Railroad. In 1938, the station was moved 100 metres (330 ft) towards Yamato-Saidaiji, and became an elevated station. Nara Electric Railroad merged with Kintetsu in 1963. In 2007, the station started using PiTaPa.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2023, the station was used by an average of 7,931 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[5]
Surrounding area
- Tō-ji, noted Buddhist temple
- NTT West Japan Kyoto Hospital
- Kyoto Municipal Kujo Junior High School
- Kyoto Municipal Kujo Kodo Elementary School
- Kyoto Computer Gakuin
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kintetsu Corporation (19 August 2015). "駅ナンバリングを全線で実施します" [We will implement the station numbering for the entire system] (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
- ^ "東寺駅" [Tōji Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ Kintetsu Official Statistics
External links
Media related to Tōji Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Kintetsu station information (in English)