Awaji Station

Awaji Station
淡路駅
Platforms and tracks (June 2006)
Location
Prefecture Osaka
(See other stations in Osaka)
City Osaka
Ward Higashiyodogawa
Neighborhood etc. Higashiawaji Yonchome
(in Japanese)大阪市東淀川区東淡路四丁目
History
Year opened 1921
Rail services
Station number(s) HK-63
Operator(s) Hankyu Railway
Line(s) Kyoto Main Line
Senri Line
There are no bus services at this station

Awaji Station (淡路駅 Awaji-eki) is a railway station in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by the private operator Hankyu Railway.

Lines

Awaji Station is an intersection of the following two Hankyu Railway lines:

In addition, there is a plan to construct a new Awaji Station (proposed name) on the Osaka Higashi Line under construction by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Station layout

This station has two island platforms with four tracks at ground level. The station will be elevated by 2021 and it will have an island platform with two tracks on the 4th level and the 5th level.[2]

Track layout of Awaji Station
Kita-Senri ↑
Umeda ←→ Kawaramachi, Arashiyama
↓ Tenjimbashisuji rokuchōme, Tengachaya

Note: The overpassing vertical line is the Jōtō Freight Line.

Platforms

2, 3 Hankyu Kyoto Main Line for Kyoto (Kawaramachi, Arashiyama) and Takatsuki-shi
Hankyu Senri Line for Kita-Senri
4, 5 Hankyu Kyoto Main Line for Umeda, Kobe and Takarazuka
Hankyu Senri Line for Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome and Tengachaya

Adjacent stations

Signage showing the four adjacent stations of Awaji Station
« Service »
Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK-63)
Sōzenji (HK-62)   Local   Kami-Shinjō (HK-64)
Minamikata (HK-61)   Semi-Express   Kami-Shinjō (HK-64)
Minamikata (HK-61)   Rapid Service   Kami-Shinjō (HK-64)
Jūsō (HK-03)   Rapid Express   Ibaraki-shi (HK-69)
Jūsō (HK-03)   Limited Express   Ibaraki-shi (HK-69)
Jūsō (HK-03)   Limited Express "Kyo-Train", "Sagano", "Atago", "Togetsu"   Katsura (HK-81)
Commuter Limited Express: no stop
Hankyu Senri Line (HK-63)
Kunijima (HK-87)   Local   Shimo-Shinjō (HK-88)
Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme (K11)   Semi-Express   Kami-Shinjō (Kyoto Line, HK-64)
Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme (K11)   Limited Express "Hozu"   Katsura (Kyoto Line, HK-81)

History

Awaji Station opened on 1 April 1921.[3]

References

  1. Osaka Soto-Kanjo Railway Co., Ltd. (Japanese) (The route map on the top page indicates Awaji Station.)
  2. 阪急京都線・千里線連続立体交差事業 - Osaka
  3. Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 281. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.

External links

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Coordinates: 34°44′20″N 135°30′59″E / 34.738844°N 135.516508°E