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Hirahata Station
Hirahata Station
is a
railway station
of
Kintetsu Kashihara Line
, located in
Yamato-Koriyama, Nara
,
Japan
. The
Tenri Line
diverts from this
station
.
Lines
Kintetsu Railway
*
Kashihara Line
*
Tenri
Line
Platforms
and tracks
History
Feb
.
7
, 1915—Hirahata Station was opened by the Tenri
Light Railway
.
1921—Acquired by the
Osaka
Electric Tramway
.
1922—The
rail gauge
was
widen
into 1,435mm, and Hirhata Station started serving as the terminus of the Unebi Line.
Mar. 21, 1923—The Unebi Line was extended from Hirahata to
Kashiharajingū-mae
.
1941—Owned by the Kansai Express Railway that
merged
with the
Sangu
Express Railway.
1944—Owned by the
Kintetsu
Railway that merged with the
Nankai Railway
1973—Two platforms for the Tenri Line was newly constructed, along with relocating the
southbound
Kashihara Line tracks.
Apr. 1, 2007—PiTaPa, a
reusable
contactless
stored
value
smart card
, has been available.