Tōji Station

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Tōji Station
東寺駅
Location
Prefecture Kyoto
(See other stations in Kyoto)
City Kyoto
Ward Minami
Neighborhood etc. 39, Nishi-Kujo Zaocho
Coordinates34°58′47.59″N 135°45′9.48″E / 34.9798861°N 135.7526333°E / 34.9798861; 135.7526333Coordinates: 34°58′47.59″N 135°45′9.48″E / 34.9798861°N 135.7526333°E / 34.9798861; 135.7526333
Postal code601-8414
(in Japanese)京都市南区西九条蔵王町39
History
Year opened 1928
Rail services
Operator(s) Kintetsu
Line(s) Kyoto Line
There is a bus stop near this station
Stations between Kyoto and Takeda
Legend
Kyoto
Tōji / Kujō
Jūjō / Jūjō
Kamitobaguchi
Kamo River
Kuinabashi
Takeda

Tōji Station (東寺駅 Tōji-eki) is a railway station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line located in Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The station provides access to Tō-ji, a nearby Buddhist temple famous for its large pagoda.

Layout

The station has two side platforms serving a track each.

1 Kyoto Line for Tambabashi, Shin-Tanabe, Yamato-Saidaiji, Nara, Tenri and Kashiharajingu-mae
2 Kyoto Line to Kyoto

Around the station

Tōji Temple

History

  • 1928 - The station opens as a station of Nara Electric Railroad
  • 1938 - The station is moved 100m towards Yamato-Saidaiji, and becomes elevated.
  • 1963 - NER merges and the station becomes part of Kintetsu
  • 2007 - Starts using PiTaPa

Adjacent stations

«Service»
Kintetsu Kyoto Line
Kyoto   Local   Jūjō
Kyoto   Semi-Express (only running on weekday mornings)   Takeda
Kyoto   Express   Takeda


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