Kashiba Station 香芝駅  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| JR-Westcommuter rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kashiba Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1, Shimodanishi 1-chōme, Kashiba-shi, Nara-ken 639-0231 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°32′35″N135°42′21″E / 34.543139°N 135.705767°E /34.543139; 135.705767 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | JR West Koutsu Service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | T Wakayama Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) fromŌji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side+ 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Kashiba City Public Bus Shuttle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0621803 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1 March 1891 (1891-03-01) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Shimoda (1891—2004) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY2022 | 1304 daily | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kashiba Station (香芝駅,Kashiba-eki) is a passengerrailway station in located in the city ofKashiba,Nara Prefecture,Japan, operated byWest Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Kashiba Station is served by theWakayama Line, and is located 6.6 kilometers from theterminus of the line atŌji.
The station is an above-ground station with oneside platform and oneisland platform. The platform height has not been raised since the days of the Japanese National Railways, and is low compared to the train floor. The station building is located on the platform 1 side, and is connected to the island platforms 2 and 3 by a footbridge. The station is staffed.[1]
| 1 | ■ T Wakayama Line | forŌji andTennōji |
| 2 | ■ T Wakayama Line | Deadhead or extra trains only—de facto auxiliary |
| 3 | ■ T Wakayama Line | forTakada,Sakurai andGojō |
Kashiba Station opened asShimoda Station (下田駅) on 1 March 1894 on the Osaka Railway. The Osaka Railway was taken over by the Kansai Railway on 6 June 1900, which was then nationalized on 1 October 1907. With the privatization of theJapan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. The station name was changed to its present name on 13 March 2004
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 1304 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]
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