Tōji Station
Tōji Station 東寺駅 | |
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| Location | |
| Prefecture | Kyoto (See other stations in Kyoto) |
| City | Kyoto |
| Ward | Minami |
| Neighborhood etc. | 39, Nishi-Kujo Zaocho |
| Coordinates | 34°58′47.59″N 135°45′9.48″E / 34.9798861°N 135.7526333°ECoordinates: 34°58′47.59″N 135°45′9.48″E / 34.9798861°N 135.7526333°E |
| Postal code | 601-8414 |
| (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 | |
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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 | » | ||
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| Kintetsu Kyoto Line | ||||
| Kyoto | Local | Jūjō | ||
| Kyoto | Semi-Express (only running on weekday mornings) | Takeda | ||
| Kyoto | Express | Takeda | ||
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