Aikawa Station (Osaka) Explained

Aikawa Station
Native Name:	相川駅
Address:	Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka
Coordinates:	34.7579°N 135.5339°W
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Hankyu Railway
Lines:	Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
Tracks:	4
Structure:	Elevated
Accessible:	yes
Code:	HK-65
Opened:	28 January 1916

is a railway station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Layout

The station has 2 elevated island platforms, serving 2 tracks each. Local trains for Takatsuki-shi arrive at Line 1 during the non-rush hour to let Kyoto-bound limited express trains pass Line 2.

History

Aikawa Station opened on 28 January 1916.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-65.^[2]

External links

• Aikawa Station from Hankyu Railway website

Notes and References

1. Book: 生田, 誠 . 阪急京都線・千里線 街と駅の1世紀 . Sairyūsha . 2013 . 978-4779117268 . Japan . ja . Hankyu Kyoto Line / Senri Line 1st century of town and station.
2. Web site: 30 April 2013 . 「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. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160427234925/http://megalodon.jp/ref/2013-1215-0920-39/holdings.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/ir/data/ER201304306N1.pdf . 27 April 2016 . 1 June 2022 . Hankyu Corporation Online . ja . PDF.