Ōwada Station (Nara)

Ōwada Station 大輪田駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
The entrance of Ōwada Station
General information
Location	1809-2, Ōaza Ōwada, Kawai Nara Japan （奈良県北葛城郡河合町大字大輪田1809-2）
Coordinates	34°35′21″N 135°43′13″E
Owned by	Kintetsu Railway
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line(s)	I   Tawaramoto Line
Distance	8.2 km (5.1 mi)
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Train operators	Kintetsu Railway
Bus stands	1
Connections	Nara Kotsu Bus Lines 9 Kawai Town Circular Wagon Mameyama-kizuna-go Ōwada—Izumidai Route
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	None
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible	None
Other information
Station code	I42
Website	www.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/en_station12006.html
History
Opened	1918 (1918)
Passengers
2015	2,378 daily
Services Preceding station   Kintetsu Railway   Following station Template:Kintetsu stations toward Template:Kintetsu stations Template:Kintetsu lines One-man operation Template:Kintetsu stations toward Template:Kintetsu stations

Ōwada Station (大輪田駅, Ōwada-eki) is an unstaffed railway station in the town of Kawai, Nara, Japan, serving passengers traveling on Kintetsu Railway's Tawaramoto Line. It is 8.2 km (5.1 miles) from Nishi-Tawaramoto, while 1.9 km (1,2 miles) from Shin-Ōji.

Services

Trains at Ōwada Station leave for both Nishi-Tawaramoto and Shin-Ōji every 20 minutes, while every 15 minutes during peak hours. Travel time to Nishi-Tawaramoto is about 17 minutes while to Shin-Ōji is about 4 minutes. The station is serviced by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines 9 (Ōwada Sta.) bus from Kataokadai 1 chome once a day, but the services is only unloading. It is also serviced by free shuttle wagon Mameyama-kizuna-go's Ōwada-Izumidai Route for Sōgō-fukushi-kaikan thrice a day.

Ridership

As of November 2012, daily passenger ridership was 2,428.

Layout

There are a high-level island platform serving two tracks. On the partly roofed platform, a passenger waiting area with 6 plastic benches for 28 persons is located. Amenities include bathrooms and a self-service beverage vending machine. Downstairs below the platform level, there is a ticket booth with two ticket vending machines, and a ticket gate with a post-type self-service ticket gate machine. A no-fee bicycle parking, a taxi stand, and a bus stop are located southwest of the station within a minute walk from the ticket gate, but there is no parking spot.

Platforms and tracks

1	■ Tawaramoto Line—Local	for Shin-Ōji
2	■ Tawaramoto Line—Local	for Nishi-Tawaramoto

Surrounding

• Owada Post Office
• Hakuho College
• Nishiyamato Gakuen Junior High School and High School
• Nishiyamato Nursery
• Aeon Cinema Nishiyamato
• Aeon Nishiyamato
• Sandi Nishiyamato
• Nishiyamato New Town

External links

• Official website