Takatsuki-shi Station | |
Native Name: | 高槻市駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | 2-1 Jōhoku-chō, Takatsuki-shi, Osaka-fu 569-0071 |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 34.8499°N 135.6231°W |
Operator: | Hankyu Railway. |
Line: | Hankyu Kyoto Line |
Distance: | 20.6km (12.8miles) from |
Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
Tracks: | 4 |
Code: | HK-72 |
Status: | Staffed |
Former: | Takatsuki-machi (until 1943) |
Passengers: | 64,875 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Osaka Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Takatsuki Station |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 17 |
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 Station on the JR Kyoto Line.
Takatsuki-shi Station is served by the Hankyu Kyoto Line, and is located 20.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 23.0 kilometers from . 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.
The elevated station consists of three levels:[1]
There are two island platforms, each of which serves two tracks.
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 [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]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 64,875 passengers daily[5]