Horyuji Station
Encyclopedia
is a train station
on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Kansai Main Line
(Yamatoji Line
) in the town of Ikaruga
, Ikoma District
, Nara Prefecture
, Japan
.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
West Japan Railway Company
, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...
Kansai Main Line
Kansai Main Line
The is a Japanese railway line which connects Nagoya Station with JR Namba Station in Osaka. It is jointly run by the Central Japan Railway Company and the West Japan Railway Company with the boundary between both companies being located at Kameyama Station in Kameyama, Mie Prefecture.The section...
(Yamatoji Line
Yamatoji Line
The is the common name of the western portion of the Kansai Main Line, and the name has been used since March 13, 1988. The electrified portion is one of commuter rail lines and services in Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area, owned and operated by West Japan Railway Company...
) in the town of Ikaruga
Ikaruga, Nara
is a town located in Ikoma District, Nara, Japan.Ikaruga is home to Hōryū-ji and Hokki-ji, ancient Buddhist temples collectively inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage. Other ancient temples include Hōrin-ji, also in the vicinity of Hōryū-ji....
, Ikoma District
Ikoma District, Nara
Ikoma is a district located in Nara Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 80,507 and a density of 1,569.34 persons per km². The total area is 51.30 km².- Towns and villages :* Ando* Heguri* Ikaruga...
, Nara Prefecture
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture in the Kansai region on Honshū Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara.-History:The present-day Nara Prefecture was created in 1887, making it independent of Osaka Prefecture....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Layout
- There are 2 side platformSide platformA Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s serving 2 tracks on the 1st level.
Surrouding
- Hōryū-jiHōryū-jiis a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is Hōryū Gakumonji , or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, the complex serving as seminary and monastery both....
(1.5 km north from the station) - Tomio River
- Yamato River
- Ikaruga Town Hall
- Japan National Route 25Japan National Route 25National Route 25 is a national highway connecting Yokkaichi and Osaka in Japan.-Route Data:*Length: 144.5 km *Origin: Yokkaichi *Terminus: Osaka...
- Samitagawa StationSamitagawa Stationis a train station in Kawai, Kitakatsuragi District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.- Adjacent stations :...
on the Kintetsu Tawaramoto LineKintetsu Tawaramoto LineThe is a railway line of the Japanese private railway company Kintetsu, connecting Shin-Ōji Station and Nishi-Tawaramoto Station in Japan....
(2.5 km south-west of Horyuji Station)