Hōryūji Station

Railway station in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Bus terminal

ConstructionStructure typeGround levelOther informationStation codeJR-Q32HistoryOpened1890

Hōryūji Station (法隆寺駅, Hōryūji-eki) is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Kansai Main Line (Yamatoji Line) in the town of Ikaruga, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

Layout

There are 2 side platforms serving 2 tracks on the 1st level.

1	■ Yamatoji Line	for Ōji, Tennōji, JR Namba and Osaka
2	■ Yamatoji Line	for Nara and Kamo

Surrounding

Hōryū-ji (1.5 km north from the station)
Tomio River
Yamato River
Ikaruga Town Hall
Japan National Route 25
Samitagawa Station on Kintetsu Tawaramoto Line (2.5 km south-west of Horyuji Station)

History

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Hōryūji being assigned station number JR-Q32.^[1]^[2]

Stations next to Horyuji

«	Service
Yamatoji Line
Yamato-Koizumi	Local	Ōji
Yamato-Koizumi	Regional Rapid Service	Ōji
Yamato-Koizumi	Rapid Service	Ōji
Yamato-Koizumi	Yamatoji Rapid Service	Ōji
Yamato-Koizumi	Direct Rapid Service	Ōji

References

^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.