Hirakata-kōen_Station
Hirakata-kōen Station
Railway station in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Hirakata-kōen Station (枚方公園駅, Hirakata-kōen-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.
Hirakata-kōen Station 枚方公園駅 | |||||
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Hirakata-kōen Station, August 2016 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ikaga-higashimachi, Hirakata-shi, Osaka-fu 573-0058 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°48′40.31″N 135°38′21.83″E | ||||
| Operated by |  Keihan Electric Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Keihan Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 20.8 km from Yodoyabashi | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Connections |
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| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | KH20 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 April 1910 (1910-04-15) | ||||
| Previous names | Hirakata (until 1949) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 20,741 daily | ||||
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Hirakata-kōen Station is served by the Keihan Main Line, and is located 20.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yodoyabashi Station.
The station has two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by an underground passage.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■ Keihan Main Line | for Hirakatashi, Chushojima, Sanjo and Demachiyanagi |
| 3, 4 | ■ Keihan Main Line | for Kyobashi, Yodoyabashi and Nakanoshima |
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Keihan Railway Keihan Main Line | ||||
| Kōzenji | Local | Hirakatashi | ||
| Kōzenji | Semi-express | Hirakatashi | ||
| Kōzenji | Sub-express | Hirakatashi | ||
| Kōzenji | Commuter Sub Express (only running for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima on weekday mornings) | Hirakatashi | ||
| Kōrien | Express | Hirakatashi | ||
| Midnight Express (only running for Kuzuha): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Commuter Rapid Express (only running for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima on weekday mornings): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
The station was opened on 15 April 1910 as Hirakata Station (枚方駅, Hirakata-eki). It was renamed to its present name on 1 October 1949.
The facilities are expected to be moved to a new elevated station by 2028.[1] Construction has been in progress since September 2022.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,741 passengers daily.[2]
- Hirakata Park
- Japan National Route 170 (Hirakata Ohashi)
- Hirakata Municipal Hirakata Elementary School
- "京阪本線の寝屋川・枚方「高架化」鉄道工事が本格化 起工式開催、完成いつ？" [Keihan Main Line Neyagawa-Hirakata "elevated" railway construction is in full swing Groundbreaking ceremony held, when will it be completed?]. news.railway-pressnet.com (in Japanese). 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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