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Oji Station (Nara)
Encyclopedia
is a station located in Ōji
, Kitakatsuragi District
, Nara Prefecture
, Japan
. Operated by West Japan Railway Company
(JR West) and Kintetsu
, it is a main junction station in the region. Ōji Station serves the Yamatoji Line
(Kansai Main Line
), and is the terminus for the Wakayama Line
and the Kintetsu Ikoma Line
. The nearby station, is also the terminus for the Kintetsu Tawaramoto Line
.
Oji, Nara
is a town located in Kitakatsuragi District, Nara, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 23,250 and a density of 3,321.43 people per km². The total area is 7.00 km².-External links:*...
, Kitakatsuragi District
Kitakatsuragi District, Nara
Kitakatsuragi is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 134,816 and a density of 1,886.07 persons per km². The total area is 71.48 km².-Towns and villages:*Kanmaki*Kawai...
, Nara Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Operated by West Japan Railway Company
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
(JR West) and Kintetsu
Kintetsu
, named Kinki Nippon Railway Co., Ltd. in English until June 27, 2003, is a Japanese rail transit corporation commonly known as . It is the largest non-JR railway in Japan. Its complex network of lines connects Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, Nagoya, Tsu and Ise...
, it is a main junction station in the region. Ōji Station serves the Yamatoji Line
Yamatoji Line
The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line, and the name has been used since March 13, 1988. The electrified portion is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company...
(Kansai Main Line
Kansai Main Line
The is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section...
), and is the terminus for the Wakayama Line
Wakayama Line
The is a railway line that links Nara Prefecture to Wakayama Prefecture in Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company . It runs from Ōji Station on the Yamatoji Line to Wakayama Station on the Hanwa Line and Kisei Main Line, with through train service to JR Namba via the Yamatoji Line and to...
and the Kintetsu Ikoma Line
Kintetsu Ikoma Line
The is a railway line of Kintetsu Corporation in Nara Prefecture, Japan between Ikoma Station in the city of Ikoma and Ōji Station in the town of Ōji. Having a total length of 12.4 km, the entirely electrified standard gauge line is partially double-tracked...
. The nearby station, is also the terminus for the Kintetsu Tawaramoto Line
Kintetsu Tawaramoto Line
The is a railway line of the Japanese private railway company Kintetsu, connecting Shin-Ōji Station and Nishi-Tawaramoto Station in Japan....
.
JR West Ōji Station
Layout
- There are a side platformSide platformA Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
and two island platformIsland platformAn island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
s with 5 tracks at ground level. The station operates Koryama, Yamato-Koizumi, Horyuji and Sango Stations on the Yamatoji Line.
Adjacent stations
Layout of Ōji Station
- There is an bay platformBay platformBay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...
with 2 tracks at ground level.
Layout of Shin-Ōji Station
- There is an 2 bay platformBay platformBay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...
s with a track at ground level. The north platform is used for entrance and the south platform for exit.
Adjacent stations
External links
- JR West - Ōji Station (Japanese)