is a railway station

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...

 located in Kashihara

Kashihara, Nara

is a city located in Nara, Japan. It is the second largest city in the prefecture.As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 125,547 and the density of 3,176.79 persons per km². The total area is 39.52 km²....

, 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...

. It is on the Kintetsu Kashihara Line

Kintetsu Kashihara Line

of Kintetsu Corporation is a north-south bound railway line between Yamato-Saidaiji Station and Kashiharajingu-mae Station in Nara Prefecture, in Japan...

, the Kintetsu Minami-Osaka Line and the Kintetsu Yoshino Line

Kintetsu Yoshino Line

of Kintetsu Corporation is a railway line in Japan between Kashihara-Jingūmae Station in Kashihara and Yoshino in Yoshino. All Express and Limited Express trains terminate at the Ōsaka Abenobashi Station in Minami-Osaka Line.-Statistics:* Length: 25.2km...

. It is one of the major stations on the Kintetsu lines, and all trains in service stop at this station.

The center building was designed by Togo Murano

Togo Murano

was a Japanese architect. He was a modernist but also a master of the sukiya style. His work incorporated large public buildings as well as hotels and department stores and he has been recognised as one of Japan's Modern Masters.-Life:...

, an architect representing the 20th century.

Layout

There are two island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

s with 4 narrow gauge (1,067 mm) tracks for the Minami-Osaka Line and the Yoshino Line in the west, and two island platform

Island platform

An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...

s with 3 standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

 (1,435 mm) tracks for the Kashihara Line and a narrow gauge (1,067 mm) track for the Yoshino Line in the east.

Number of Users

The number of passengers who get on and off trains at this station is 20,615 persons per day, according to the research by the railway company on November 18, 2008.

Stores in Kashiharajingu-mae Station

• Wakakusa shoten (Book shop)
• Matsumoto-Kiyoshi (Drug store)
• Kiharu (Japanese food restaurant)
• am/pm (Convenience store)
• Doutor Coffee
  Doutor Coffee
  Doutor Coffee is a Japanese company that specializes in coffee roasting and coffee shop franchising. It was founded by Toriba Hiromichi....
  
  
• Small convenience store on Platforms Nos. 6 and 7
• ATM
  Automated teller machine
  An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public...
  
   (Bank of Nanto)

Around Kashiharajingu-mae Station

• Kashihara Royal Hotel (East Exit)
• Kashihara Kanko Hotel (Center Exit)
• Mister Donut
  Mister Donut
  Mister Donut is a fast food franchise founded in the United States in 1956. The primary offerings include donuts, coffee, muffins and pastries. After being acquired by Allied Lyons in 1990, most North American locations became Dunkin' Donuts. Today its main market is in Japan, where it has more...
  
   (West Exit)
• Daily Yamazaki
  Daily Yamazaki
  Daily Yamazaki is a "konbini" or convenience store franchise chain in Japan established on December 21, 1977. The convenience store chain is owned by Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd, Japan's largest baking company. Daily Yamazaki sells baked goods such as bread and pastry, and other confectioneries in...
  
   (West Exit)
• Kashihara Shrine
  Kashihara Shrine
  The is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan.Kashihara Shrine was built in 1889 at the site of the Kashihara-gū where Japan's first emperor, Emperor Jimmu, is said to have acceded to the throne.-Access:...
  
  (Central Exit)

Stations next to Kashiharajingu-mae