Ōwada Station (大輪田駅, Ōwada-eki) is an unstaffed railway station in the town of Kawai, Nara, Japan, serving passengers traveling on Kintetsu Railway's Tawaramoto Line. It is 8.2 km (5.1 miles) from Nishi-Tawaramoto, while 1.9 km (1.2 miles) from Shin-Ōji.
Ōwada Station 大輪田駅 | |||||||||||||
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| Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station | |||||||||||||
 The exit / entrance gate of Ōwada Station | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 1809-2, Ōaza Ōwada, Kawai, Nara,
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| Coordinates | 34°35′21″N 135°43′13″E / 34.589158°N 135.720325°E | ||||||||||||
| Owned by |  Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | I Tawaramoto Line | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 8.2 km (5.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Train operators | Kintetsu Railway | ||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||||
| Parking | None | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities |  Available | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | None | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | I42 | ||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | April 26, 1918 | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | 2,378 daily | ||||||||||||
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Services
Trains at Ōwada Station leave for both Nishi-Tawaramoto and Shin-Ōji every 20 minutes, while every 15 minutes during peak hours. Travel time to Nishi-Tawaramoto is about 17 minutes while to Shin-Ōji is about 4 minutes.
The station is serviced by Nara Kotsu Bus Lines' Route 9 bus at Ōwada Sta. Gate from Kataokadai 1-chome once a day, but the services is alighting only. It is also serviced by free shuttle wagon Sunamaru-go's North Route and West Route for Sōgō-fukushi-kaikan 10 shuttles a day.
Ridership
As of November 2015, daily passenger ridership was 2,378.
Layout
Ōwada Station has a high-level island platform with 4 cars long, serving two tracks. On the partly roofed platform, a passenger waiting area with six plastic benches for 28 persons is located. Amenities include bathrooms and a self-service beverage vending machine.
Downstairs below the platform level, there is a ticket booth with two ticket vending machines, and ticket gates with a post-type self-service fare deducting reader. A no-fee bicycle parking, a taxi stand, and a bus stop are located southwest of the station within a minute walk from the ticket gate, but there is no parking spot.
Platform and tracks
| 2F Platform level | Track 2 | I Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Nishi-Tawaramoto → |
Island platform, doors will open on the right  | ||
| Track 1 | ← I Tawaramoto Line ■ Local for Shin-Ōji | |
| 1F Street level | Exit / entrance, a bicycle facility, and both taxi and bus stands. | |
Surrounding
- Owada Post Office
- Hakuho College
- Nishiyamato Gakuen Junior High School and High School
- Nishiyamato Nursery
- Aeon Cinema Nishiyamato
- Aeon Nishiyamato
- Sandi Nishiyamato
- Nishiyamato New Town