Tenri Station
Tenri Station 天理駅 | |
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| Location | |
| Prefecture | Nara (See other stations in Nara) |
| City | Tenri |
| Neighborhood etc. | 816 Kawaharajō-chō (JR) 815 Kawaharajō-chō (Kintetsu) |
| Postal code | 632-0016 |
| (in Japanese) | 奈良県天理市川原城町816 (JR) 奈良県天理市川原城町815 (近鉄) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1898 (JR) 1915 (Kintetsu) |
| Former names | Tambaichi Station Tenrishi Station |
| Present name since | 1965 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | JR West, Kintetsu |
| Line(s) | Sakurai Line Tenri Line |
| Statistics | 2,769 (JR) 10,694 (Kintetsu) passengers/day JR (2009) Kintetsu (2008) |
 Large bus terminal(s) attached to the station | |
Tenri Station (天理駅 Tenri-eki) is a railway station in Tenri, Nara, Japan.
Lines
- West Japan Railway Company
- Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line)
- Kintetsu Corporation
Building
The station has two levels. The first level is used for the Kintetsu Tenri Line while the second level is used for the JR Sakurai Line.
JR Line
The JR arrival-departure area is an island-shaped, and has 2 platforms and 4 lines.
| 1, 2 | ■for group trains | |
| 3 | ■Man-yō Mahoroba Line | for Nara |
| 4 | ■Man-yō Mahoroba Line | for Sakurai, Takada and Ōji |
Kintetsu Line
The station operated by Kintetsu has 3 lines, with 3 platforms. Since it is the terminal, there is no specification to which line is used for what purposes. This station has a stationmaster and administrates all stations on the Tenri Line, and the Kashihara Line between Amagatsuji and Kasanui.
| 1, 2, 3 | ■Tenri Line | for Hirahata |
Buses
There are several bus lines by Nara Kotsu departing from the main entrance.
History
- 1898 The station opens as Tanbaichi Station of Nara Railways
- 1905 The station becomes the part of Kansai Railway
- 1907 Becomes part of Japanese Government Railways (predecessor of JNR)
- 1915 Tenri Narrow Railway expands to Tenri
- 1921 Tenri Narrow Railway merges with Osaka Electric Railway (predecessor of Kintetsu)
- 1941 OER and Sangu Kyuko Railway merges
- 1944 Kankyu Tenri station becomes Kintetsu Tenri Station
- 1963 JNR Tanbaichi Station becomes Tenrishi Station
- 1965 The Sakurai Line is elevated, and both stations merges into one
- 1987 JNR becomes JR West
- 2007 Kintetsu Tenri starts using PiTaPa
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Sakurai Line (Man-yō Mahoroba Line) | ||||
| Ichinomoto | Local | Nagara | ||
| Ichinomoto | Rapid Service | Nagara | ||
| Kintetsu Tenri Line | ||||
| Senzai | Local | Terminus | ||
| Senzai | Express | Terminus | ||
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Coordinates: 34°36′04″N 135°49′48″E / 34.601024°N 135.830074°E