Tōji Station

Tōji Station

東寺駅
Tōji Station; 東寺駅
	Platform of Tōji Station on Kintetsu Kyoto Line.
General information
Location	39, Nishi-Kujo Zaocho, Minami, Kyoto, Kyoto; （京都市南区西九条蔵王町39）; Japan
Coordinates	34°58′47.59″N 135°45′9.48″E / 34.9798861°N 135.7526333°E
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Kyoto Line; Kyoto/Kashihara Line
Connections	Bus stop;
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Station code	B02
Website	Official
History
Opened	3 November 1928; 95 years ago
Passengers
FY2015	2.6 million[citation needed]
Services

Tōji Station (東寺駅, Tōji-eki) is a railway station on the Kyoto Line of the Kintetsu Railway located in Minami-ku in Kyoto, Japan.

Stations between Kyoto and Takeda

Legend

Karasuma Line towards

Kokusaikaikan

Kamo River

Kuinabashi

Takeda

Kyoto Line towards

Yamato-Saidaiji

The station provides access to Tō-ji, a nearby Buddhist temple famous^{[according to whom?]} 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

History

The station opened in 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.

Around the station

Adjacent stations

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

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

External links

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[Kyoto_stats-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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