Sozenji Station
Sōzenji Station (崇禅寺駅, Sōzenji-eki, station number: HK-62) is a train station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line located in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Layout
Two side platforms serving two tracks.
| north side | ■ Kyoto Line | for Kyoto (Kawaramachi, Arashiyama) and Kita-Senri |
| south side | ■ Kyoto Line | for Umeda, Kobe, and Takarazuka |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK-62) | ||||
| Others: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Minamikata (HK-61) | Local | Awaji (HK-63) | ||
History
The station was opened by Kita-Osaka Electric Railway on April 1, 1921.
Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-62.
Future plans
Construction is underway for grade separation. Work is being done as of 2019 to elevate a 3.3 km (2.1 mi) section of the Kyoto Line between this station and Kami-Shinjō Station. Originally planned to be opened by 2020, various delays have resulted in the opening being pushed to 2031.
Surrounding area
- Nakajima Soja
- Sozen-ji
- Kunijima Purification Plant (Osaka City Waterworks Bureau)
- Kunijima Station (Senri Line)
- Osaka Prefectural Kunijima High School
- Osaka Municipal Nakajima Junior High School
- Osaka Municipal Keihatsu Elementary School
- Osaka Municipal Higashiyodogawa Gymnasium
- Yodogawa Christian Hospital
References
- ^ 生田, 誠 (2013). 阪急京都線・千里線 街と駅の1世紀 [Hankyu Kyoto Line / Senri Line 1st century of town and station] (in Japanese). Japan: Sairyūsha. ISBN 978-4779117268.
- ^ "「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.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "阪急電鉄京都線・千里線（淡路駅付近）連続立体交差事業" [Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line / Senri Line (near Awaji Station) continuous grade crossing project]. Osaka City Online (in Japanese). 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "阪急立体交差事業で690億円増 大阪市試算" [69 billion yen increase in Hankyu grade crossing project]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- Hankyu Corporation (2001). Hankyu Station (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 89. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sozenji Station.
- Sozen-ji Station from Hankyu Railway website (in Japanese)
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