Yamato-Yagi Station
大和八木 | |
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 Yamato-Yagi Station, March 2005 | |
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 34°30′47″N 135°47′33″E / 34.51306°N 135.79250°E |
| Operated by | Kintetsu Corporation |
| Line(s) | Kintetsu Osaka Line Kintetsu Kashihara Line |
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Yamato-Yagi Station (大和八木駅, Yamato-Yagi Eki) is a Kintetsu railway station on the Kintetsu Osaka and the Kashihara Lines in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is a key station servicing train lines to and from Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, and Nagoya.
The station opened in 1923 as station on the Kashihara Line, becoming a stop on the Osaka Line in 1929.
Station
Yamato-Yagi Station handles over 37,000 passengers daily, and has many stores inside the station:
- Pocket plat (convenience store) on platforms 1-4 and 6
- Lemon (cake shop) on platform 5
- Wakakusa Shoten (book shop) on platform 6
- Small convenience store on platform 5
- Pannetery (bread shop) on platform 5
- Kakinohazushi (sushi shop) on platform 6
- Udon restaurant on platforms 1-2
Layout
There are two island platforms serving four tracks for the Osaka Line on the second floor, and two side platforms serving two tracks for the Kashihara Line on the first floor.
| 1 | ■ Osaka Line | for Haibara, Nabari, Ise-Shima and Nagoya starting for Osaka Uehommachi |
| 2 | ■ Osaka Line | for Haibara, Nabari, Kashikojima and Kintetsu Nagoya |
| 3, 4 | ■ Osaka Line | for Yamato-Takada, Fuse, Osaka Uehommachi and Osaka Namba Change trains at Tsuruhashi for Hanshin and Sannomiya |
| ■ Limited Express trains to the Kashihara Line | for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyōto | |
| 5 | ■ Kashihara Line | for Kashiharajingū-mae Change trains at Kashiharajingū-mae for Nara |
| 6 | ■ Kashihara Line | for Yamato-Saidaiji and Kyōto Change trains at Hirahata for Tenri Change trains at Yamato-Saidaiji for Kintetsu Nara |
Environs
- Kintetsu Department Store
- Cinema
- Bank of Nanto
- S2 bar
- Tachibana sushi shop (some Western influences)
- Maru izakaya (two locations, mostly fried Kansai food)
- Capricciosa Italian restaurant
- Cafe Anjou coffee shop and curry restaurant
- Clover bar and restaurant (serves lunch)
- Za Watami izakaya (multiple floors)
- Yamatoya izakaya (serves sushi and nabe)
- Kichiri izkaya
- pachinko parlor
Highway access
- Japan National Route 24
- Japan National Route 165
- Japan National Route 166
- Japan National Route 169
- Nara Prefectural Route 158 (Yamato-Yagi Teishajō Route)
- Nara Prefectural Route 161 (Unebi-Goryō-mae Teishajō Route)
- Nara Prefectural Route 206 (Toyōra-Yamato-Yagi Teishajō Route)
Connecting lines and services
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kintetsu | ||||
| Osaka Line | ||||
| Masuga | Local | Miminashi | ||
| Masuga | Semi-Express | Miminashi | ||
| Yamato-Takada | Express | Nara | ||
| Yamato-Takada | Rapid Express Suburban Rapid Express |
Sakurai | ||
| Limited Express (Non-stop): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Tsuruhashi | a part of Meihan Non-stop Limited Express (Urban Liner) | Tsu or Kintetsu Nagoya | ||
| Tsuruhashi | Limited Express (Osaka Namba, Osaka Uehommachi - Nagoya) | Nabari | ||
| Yamato-Takada | Limited Express (Osaka Namba - Toba, Kashikojima) |
Haibara | ||
| Tsuruhashi Fuse |
Limited Express (Osaka Uehommachi - Toba) | Nabari | ||
| Yamato-Saidaiji | Limited Express (Kyoto - Kashikojima) | Nabari | ||
| Yamato-Takada Yamato-Saidaiji |
Limited Express (Osaka Namba, Kyoto - Kashikojima) | Haibara | ||
| Kashihara Line | ||||
| Ninokuchi | Local | Yagi-nishiguchi | ||
| Tawaramoto | Express | Yagi-nishiguchi | ||
| Yamato-Saidaiji (usually) Nishinokyo (off-peak hours on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) |
Limited Express (Kyoto - Kashihara) | Kashiharajingū-mae | ||