Kashiharajingū-mae Station

Kashiharajingū-mae Station (橿原神宮前駅) is a train station located in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is on Kintetsu Kashihara Line, Minami Osaka Line and Yoshino Lines. It is one of the major stations on the Kintetsu lines and all trains in service stop at this station.

The center station building was designed by Togo Murano, an architect representing the 20th century.

Lines

 * KintetsuLogo.svg Kintetsu Railway
 * Kashihara Line
 * Minami Osaka Line
 * Yoshino Line

Platforms and tracks
This station has two island platforms serving 4 narrow gauge tracks for the Minami Osaka Line and the Yoshino Line in the west, and two island platforms serving 3 standard gauge  tracks for the Kashihara Line and a narrow gauge  track for the Yoshino Line in the east.

Ridership
The number of passengers who get on and off trains at this station is 19,960 persons per day, according to the research by Kintetsu Corporation on November 9, 2010.

Connections
Buses are operated by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines.

As of October 2014
 * West stop (Kashiharajingu-eki nishiguchi)
 * Route 25 for Minami-Shirakashi
 * Route 26 and 28 for Minami-Shirakashi via Minami-Myohojicho
 * Route 28 for Yagi Station via Kashihara Gymnasium Unebigoryo-mae, Idai-byoin-mae (Nara Medical University Hospital), and Kashihara City Hall
 * Route 53 for Yagi Station via Ousa, Idai-byoin Genkanguchi (Nara Medical University Hospital), and Kashihara City Hall
 * Route 53 for Kintetsu Gose Station via Gunkaibashi and Daikancho


 * Center stop (Kashiharajingu-eki)
 * Route 28 for Yagi Station via Unebigoryo-mae, Idai-byoin-mae (Nara Medical University Hospital), and Kashihara City Hall
 * Route 28 for Minami-Shirakashi via Kashiharajingu-eki-nishiguchi and Minami-Myohojicho


 * East stop 1 (Kashiharajingu-eki higashiguchi)
 * Route 8 for Yagi Station via Ousa and Idai-byoin-mae (Nara Medical University Hospital)
 * Routes 51, 52 and 53 for Yagi Station via Ousa and Idai-byoin Genkanguchi (Nara Medical University Hospital)
 * Route 51 for Oyodo Bus Center via Kamihigaimoto
 * Route 53 for Kintetsu Gose Station via Kashiharajingu-eki nishiguchi, Gunkaibashi, and Daikancho

Town Office
 * East stop 2 (Kashiharajingu-eki higashiguchi)
 * Route 2 for Okadera-mae for Toyoura and Asuka Daibutsu-mae (mornings)
 * Route 5 for Okadera-mae via Shobucho Yonchome-minami
 * Route 7 for Shobusho Yonchome-minani via Shobucho Itchome, Shobucho Sanchome and Shobucho Yonchome
 * Route 8 and 9 for Shobusho Yonchome via Shobucho Itchome and Shobucho Sanchome
 * Route 11 for Shuhodai via Okadera Station
 * Route 12 for Shuhodai via Shobucho Yonchome
 * Route 15 "Aka-Kame" for Hinokuma via Asuka Station
 * Route 16 "Aka-Kame" for Asuka Station via Asuka Historical Museum, Man'yo Bunkakan (Complex of Man'yo Culture) and Ishibutai
 * Route 17 "Aka-Kame" for Okahashimoto via Asuka Historical Museum, Man'yo Bunkakan (Complex of Man'yo Culture) and Ishibutai
 * Route 18 for Kashiharajingu-eki higashiguchi via Shobucho Yonchome-minami, Okadera-mae, Asuka Daibutsu-mae and Toyoura (evenings)
 * Route 19 for Kashiharajingu-eki higashiguchi via Toyoura, Asuka Daibutsu-mae, Okadera-mae and Shobucho Yonchome-minami (mornings)
 * Route 23 "Aka-Kame" for Asuka Station via Asuka-Koyama, Asuka Historical Museum, Man'yo Bunkakan (Complex of Man'yo Culture) and Ishibutai
 * Route 文 for Kenko Fukushi Center for Toyoura and Asuka Daibutsu-mae and Okadera-mae (operated on school days)

Stores in Kashiharajingu-mae Station

 * Wakakusa shoten (Book shop)
 * Matsumoto-Kiyoshi (Drug store)
 * Kiharu (Japanese food restaurant)
 * FamilyMart (Convenience store)
 * Doutor Coffee
 * Small convenience store on Platforms Nos. 6 and 7
 * ATM (Bank of Nanto)

Around Kashiharajingu-mae Station

 * Kashihara Royal Hotel (East Exit)
 * Kashihara Kanko Hotel (Center Exit)
 * Kashihara Park (Center Exit)
 * Athletic Stadium
 * Baseball Stadium
 * Mister Donut (West Exit)
 * Daily Yamazaki (West Exit)
 * Kashihara Shrine (Center Exit)