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Gakuen-mae Station (学園前駅 (帝塚山学園前), Tezukayama Gakuen-mae eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.
Line
Gakuen-mae Station is served by the Nara Line ] and is 19.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Fuse and 25.2 kilometers from Osaka Namba.
Layout
The station This above-ground station has two opposed side platforms and two tracks. The effective length of the platform is 10 cars.There are two ticket gates, at the north and south exits, which are connected by an underground passage inside and outside the station. The station is built on embankment, giving it the feel of an elevated station. Because it is on a hilly area, the south exit is one level lower than the north exit. It is directly connected to the Nara Kotsu bus stops on the north and south sides of the station. The station is staffed.
Platforms
History
Gakuen-mae Station was opened 6 March 1942 by the Kansai Kyuko Railway Co. (Kankyu). The station was renamed Tobinomura Station (鵄邑駅, Tobinomura-eki) in September 1941. Kankyu merged with Nankai Railway in 1944, becoming the Kinki Nippon Railway Co, and the station was renamed to its present name on 1 April 1953.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 44,017 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).
Surrounding area
Museum Yamato Bunkakan]
Nakano Museum of Art
See also
List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
Media related to Gakuen-mae Station (Nara) at Wikimedia Commons
Official website