Hotarugaike Station Explained

Hotarugaike Station
Native Name:蛍池駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:1-5 Hotarugaike Higashimachi, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka-fu
Coordinates:34.7946°N 135.4493°W
Distance:11.9km (07.4miles) from
Platforms:2 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:2
Accessible:yes
Code:HK-47 (Hankyu)
12 (Osaka Monorail)
Status:Staffed
Passengers:44,426 daily (Hankyu)
29,900 (Osaka Monorail)
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Hotarugaike Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway and by the Osaka Monorail.

Lines

Hotarugaike Station is served by the Hankyu Takarazuka Line, and is located 11.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also served by the Osaka Monorail Main Line and is 1.4 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Itami Airport.

Layout

The Hankyu portion of the station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The Osaka Monorail portion of the station consists of one elevated island platform on the third story of the station building. The ticket gate and concourse are on the 2nd floor, and are connected at this same level with the Hankyu portion of the station.

Platforms

History

Hotarugaike Station opened on 25 April 1910. The current station building was completed in 1994. Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-47.

The platforms on the Osaka Monorail Main Line opened on 30 September 1994 as part of a 7.9km (04.9miles) extension west from Senri-Chūō Station.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Hankyu station was used by an average of 44,426 passengers daily and the Osaka Monorail portion by 29,900 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: 曽根, 悟 . 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄 . 朝日新聞出版 . 2011 . 30 . Japan . 9 . ja . Weekly All Railways in History Public Railways / Private Railways.
  2. http://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/attach/3355/00387493/n2020-09-01~31.pdf 大阪府統計年鑑(令和2年)