Shōjaku Station (正雀駅, Shōjaku eki, station number: HK-66) is a railway station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line and is in Hankyu Shojaku, Settsu, Osaka. It serves students of the nearby Osaka Gakuin University. Only local trains stop at the station.

Shōjaku Station

正雀駅
A part of station building
General information
LocationHankyū Shōjaku, Settsu, Osaka
(大阪府摂津市阪急正雀)
Japan
Coordinates34°46′33.81″N 135°32′46.07″E / 34.7760583°N 135.5461306°E / 34.7760583; 135.5461306
Operated byHankyu Corporation
Line(s)Kyoto Main Line
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeHK-66
History
Opened16 January 1928

The station adjoins a yard and a workshop of Hankyu Railway.

Layout

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The station has 2 island platforms serving 2 tracks each, and one track connecting to Shojaku Depot and Workshop, located in the north of Line 2 served by the eastbound platform.

Local trains for Umeda and Tengachaya arrive at Line 5 during the non-rush hour to let limited express trains and semi-express trains pass Line 4.

2  Kyoto Line for Takatsuki-shi and Kyoto (Kawaramachi)
starting for Umeda in the early morning
3  Kyoto Line for Takatsuki-shi and Kyoto (Kawaramachi)
4, 5  Kyoto Line for Umeda, Tengachaya, Kita-Senri, Kobe, and Takarazuka

References

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The station opened on 16 January 1928.[1]

Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-66.[2]

Stations next to Shōjaku

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« Service »
Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK-66)
Aikawa (HK-65)   Local   Settsu-shi (HK-67)
Others: Does not stop at this station

References

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  1. ^ Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). Hankyū Station (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 93. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
  2. ^ "「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.
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