Hirakatashi Station | |
Native Name: | 枚方市駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 19-14 Oka-higashicho, Hirakata-shi, Osaka-fu 573-0032 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 34.8161°N 135.6484°W |
Operator: | Keihan Electric Railway |
Status: | Staffed |
Code: | KH21 |
Former: | Hirakata-higashiguchi (until 1949) |
Passengers: | 96,604 |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Hirakatashi Station |
is an interchange passenger railway station in located in the city of Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, operated by the private railway operator, Keihan Electric Railway. It is numbered "KH21".
Hirakatashi Station is served by the Keihan Main Line and is located 21.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yodoyabashi Station. It is also a terminus of the 6.9 kilometer Keihan Katano Line to Kisaichi Station.
The station has three elevated island platforms serving six tracks located on the third-floor level of the station building.
The station opened on 15 April 1910 as .[1] It was renamed Hirakatashi on 1 October 1949.[1]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 96,604 passengers daily.[2]
A redevlopment of the station complex, featuring two skyscrapers and mixed-use development, is scheduled for completion by 31 May 2024.[3] The complex is projected to contain 40000m2 of commercial area.[4]