Haibara Station

Haibara Station (榛原駅, Haibara-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Uda, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.

Haibara Station 榛原駅
Haibara Station south entrance in 2015
General information
Location	2426, Hagiwara, Haibara, Uda-shi, Nara-ken 633-0253 Japan
Coordinates	34°31′48″N 135°57′17″E
Operated by	Kintetsu Railway
Line	D  Osaka Line
Distance	50.1 km from Osaka-Uehommachi
Platforms	2 island + 1 side platforms
Tracks	5
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	elevated
Other information
Station code	D45
Website	Official website
History
Opened	21 February 1930 (1930-02-21)
Passengers
FY2019	4673 daily
Services
Preceding station Kintetsu Railway Following station Hasedera towards Osaka Uehommachi Osaka Line Local Semi-Express Express Murōguchi-Ōno towards Ise-Nakagawa Sakurai towards Osaka Uehommachi Osaka Line Rapid Express
Location Haibara Station Location within Nara Prefecture Haibara Station Haibara Station (Japan)

Line

Haibara Station is served by the Osaka Line and is 50.1 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Osaka-Uehommachi.

Layout

The station has two island platforms and one side platform connected by an elevated station building. The two inside tracks (tracks 2 and 3) are the main tracks, while the two outside tracks (tracks 1 and 4) are sidings. Platform 5 is a dead-end turnaround track on the Nabari side.

Platforms

5	■ Osaka Line	for Osaka Uehommachi and Osaka-Namba
1, 2	■ Osaka Line	for Nabari, Isuzugawa and Kashikojima
3, 4	■ Osaka Line	for Osaka Uehommachi and Osaka-Namba

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  Platform 5 from Platform 1
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  Signage

History

Haibara Station opened on 21 February 1930 on the Sangu Express Railway. On 15 March 1941, the line merged with the Osaka Electric Tramway and became the Kansai Express Railway's Osaka Line. This line was merged with the Nankai Electric Railway on 1 June 1944 to form Kintetsu.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4673 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

• Uda City Hall
• Uda City Central Library
• Uda City Hospital
• Nara Prefectural Fire Academy
• Nara Prefectural Haruhiyo High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

Media related to Haibara Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in English)