Takatsuki-shi Station
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Takatsuki-shi Station 高槻市駅 | |||||||
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 Takatsuki-shi Station north exit, 2008 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 2-1 Jōhoku-chō, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka-fu 569-0071 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°51′00″N 135°37′23″E / 34.849875°N 135.623112°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Hankyu Railway. | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hankyu Kyoto Line | ||||||
| Distance | 20.6 km (12.8 miles) from Jūsō | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||
| Station code | HK-72 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | January 16, 1928 | ||||||
| Previous names | Takatsuki-machi (until 1943) | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 64,875 daily | ||||||
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Takatsuki-shi Station (高槻市駅, Takatsuki-shi-eki, station number: HK-72) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway. It is one of the main train stations of the city along with Takatsuki Station on the JR Kyoto Line.
Lines
Takatsuki-shi Station is served by the Hankyu Kyoto Line, and is located 20.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Jūsō and 23.0 kilometers from Osaka-umeda. All types of train services on the line stop at Takatsuki-shi as one of key stations along the line. Many trains from Osaka, especially Osaka Metro rolling stock-operated services from the Sakaisuji Line, terminate at Takatsuki-shi.
Layout
The elevated station consists of three levels:[1]
- 1st level (ground): Ming Hankyu Takatsuki shopping center
- 2nd level: Station facilities (concourses, ticket gates and offices) and Ming Hankyu Takatsuki shopping center
- 3rd level: Platforms and tracks
There are two island platforms, each of which serves two tracks.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Kyoto Line | for Kyoto-kawaramachi, Arashiyama |
| 3, 4 | ■ Kyoto Line | for Osaka-umeda, Tengachaya, Kita-Senri, Kobe-Sannomiya, Takarazuka |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Line | ||||
| Tonda | Local | Kammaki | ||
| Ibaraki-shi | Semi-Express | Kammaki | ||
| Ibaraki-shi | Express | Nagaoka-Tenjin | ||
| Ibaraki-shi | Semi limited Express | Nagaoka-Tenjin | ||
| Ibaraki-shi | Limited Express | Nagaoka-Tenjin | ||
| Ibaraki-shi | Commuter Limited Express | Nagaoka-Tenjin | ||
| Rapid Limited Express "Kyo-Train", "Sagano", "Atago", "Togetsu", "Hozu": Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
The station opened on January 16, 1928, and served as the terminal of the Shin-Keihan Line until its extension to Kyoto in November 1928. The station name was originally Takatsuki-machi Station (高槻町駅)[2] (meaning Takatsuki Town) and was changed to the present one on January 1, 1943 when the town obtained the city status.[3]
The construction of the elevated station replacing the original ground-level station was completed in 1994.[3]
Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-72.[4]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 64,875 passengers daily[5]
Surrounding area
- Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
- Takatsuki Station
- Takatsuki Junior and Senior High School
- Osaka Prefectural Tsukinoki High School
See also
References
- ^ Takatsuki-shi Station guide map (Hankyu Corporation) (in Japanese)
- ^ 1932 Rikuchi Sokuryō-bu map retrieved May 23, 2011
- ^ a b Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). Hankyū Sutēshon (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 98. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
- ^ "「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」４駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" ["Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年）
External links
Media related to Takatsuki-shi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Tonda Station (Hankyu Railway) (in Japanese)
- Takatsuki-shi Station from Hankyu Railway website (in Japanese)
- Ming Hankyu Takatsuki (in Japanese)
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