Takatsuki-shi Station

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.

Takatsuki-shi Station

高槻市駅
Takatsuki-shi Station north exit, 2008
General information
Location2-1 Jōhoku-chō, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka-fu 569-0071
Japan
Coordinates34°51′00″N 135°37′23″E / 34.849875°N 135.623112°E / 34.849875; 135.623112
Operated by Hankyu Railway.
Line(s) Hankyu Kyoto Line
Distance20.6 km (12.8 mi) from Jūsō
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeHK-72
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedJanuary 16, 1928 (1928-01-16)
Previous namesTakatsuki-machi (until 1943)
Passengers
FY201964,875 daily
Location
Takatsuki Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
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Location within Osaka Prefecture
Takatsuki Station is located in Japan
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Takatsuki Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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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

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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

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1, 2 Kyoto Linefor Kyoto-kawaramachi, Arashiyama
3, 4 Kyoto Linefor Osaka-umeda, Tengachaya, Kita-Senri, Kobe-Sannomiya, Takarazuka

Adjacent stations

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«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

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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

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 64,875 passengers daily[5]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Takatsuki-shi Station guide map (Hankyu Corporation) (in Japanese)
  2. ^ 1932 Rikuchi Sokuryō-bu map retrieved May 23, 2011
  3. ^ a b Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). Hankyū Sutēshon (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 98. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
  4. ^ "「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.
  5. ^ 大阪府統計年鑑(令和2年)
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