Hirakata-kōen Station (枚方公園駅, Hirakata-kōen-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.
Hirakata-kōen Station 枚方公園駅 | |||||
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 Hirakata-kōen Station, August 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ikaga-higashimachi, Hirakata-shi, Osaka-fu 573-0058 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′40.31″N 135°38′21.83″E / 34.8111972°N 135.6393972°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Keihan Electric Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Keihan Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 20.8 km from Yodoyabashi | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
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| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | KH20 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 April 1910 | ||||
| Previous names | Hirakata (until 1949) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 20,741 daily | ||||
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Lines
editHirakata-kōen Station is served by the Keihan Main Line, and is located 20.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yodoyabashi Station.
Station layout
editThe station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage.
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | ■ Keihan Main Line | for Hirakatashi, Chushojima, Sanjo and Demachiyanagi |
| 3, 4 | ■ Keihan Main Line | for Kyobashi, Yodoyabashi and Nakanoshima |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line | ||||
| Kōzenji | Local | Hirakatashi | ||
| Kōzenji | Semi-express | Hirakatashi | ||
| Kōzenji | Sub-express | Hirakatashi | ||
| Kōzenji | Commuter Sub Express (only running for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima on weekday mornings) | Hirakatashi | ||
| Kōrien | Express | Hirakatashi | ||
| Midnight Express (only running for Kuzuha): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Commuter Rapid Express (only running for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima on weekday mornings): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
editThe station was opened on 15 April 1910 as Hirakata Station (枚方駅, Hirakata-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1949.
Future plans
editThe facilities are expected to be moved to a new elevated station by 2028.[1] Construction has been in progress since September 2022.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,741 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Hirakata Park
- Japan National Route 170 (Hirakata Ohashi)
- Hirakata Municipal Hirakata Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "京阪本線の寝屋川・枚方「高架化」鉄道工事が本格化 起工式開催、完成いつ？" [Keihan Main Line Neyagawa-Hirakata "elevated" railway construction is in full swing Groundbreaking ceremony held, when will it be completed?]. news.railway-pressnet.com (in Japanese). 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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- Official home page (in Japanese)
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