Tomio Station

Tomio Station 富雄駅
Tomio Station, January 2008
Location	3-35, Tomiomotomachi 2-chome, Nara, Nara （奈良県奈良市富雄元町二丁目3-35） Japan
Coordinates	34°41′40″N 135°44′06″E / 34.694311°N 135.735122°E / 34.694311; 135.735122Coordinates: 34°41′40″N 135°44′06″E / 34.694311°N 135.735122°E / 34.694311; 135.735122
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	Nara Line
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	A19
History
Opened	1914
Previous names	Tomio (1914 - 1941) Tobinomura (1941 - 1953) (until 1953)
Traffic
Passengers (November 13, 2012)	28,456 daily

Tomio Station (富雄駅, Tomio-eki) is a railway station on Kintetsu Railway's Nara Line in Nara, Japan.

Lines

• Kintetsu Railway
  • Nara Line (A19)

Building

The station has an island platform and two tracks.

History

• April 30, 1914 - The station was opened as a station of Osaka Electric Tramway Co., Ltd. (Daiki)
• March 15, 1941 - Daiki consolidated Sangu Kyuko Railway and renamed Kansai Kyuko Railway Co. (Kankyu)
• September, 1941 - It renamed to "Tobinomura Station (鵄邑駅, Tobinomura-eki)".
• June 1, 1944 - Kankyu consolidated nankai Railway and renamed Kinki Nippon Railway Co.
• April 1, 1953 - It renamed to "Tomio Station (富雄駅, Tomio-eki)".
• June 28, 2003 - Kinki Nippon Railway Co. was renamed Kintetsu Corporation.
• April 1, 2007 - Starts using PiTaPa

Adjacent stations

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