Takatsuki_Station_(Osaka)

Takatsuki Station (Osaka)

Takatsuki Station (Osaka)

Railway station in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan


Takatsuki Station (高槻駅, Takatsuki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the Hakubaicho neighborhood of the city of Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

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View from the deck seen on the picture above

Lines

Takatsuki Station is served by the JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) and is 21.6 kilometers to the starting point of the line at Kyoto Station and 535.7 kilometers to the terminus at Tokyo Station. Takatsuki Station is one of the transportation hubs in the city of Takatsuki.[1] All trains of the regional service of the JR Kyoto Line, i.e., Special Rapid Service, Rapid Service and local trains, stop at the station. Express and limited express trains, such as Super Hakuto and Kuroshio, do not make a stop at Takatsuki.[2]

Some Special Rapid Service trains that stop at this station also stop at another Takatsuki Station in Takatsuki, Shiga Prefecture.[2]

Station layout

Takatsuki Station has two island platforms that enable passengers to transfer between local and rapid trains. It has separate tracks for passing trains as well. Stairs, escalators and elevators connect the two platforms to the upper level concourse. The station provides automated and Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office services for passengers including seat reservation.[3]

Platforms

1  JR Kyoto Line limited express "Haruka" "Thunderbird" and special rapid services for Kyoto and Kusatsu
2  JR Kyoto Line rapid services for Kyoto and Kusatsu
3  JR Kyoto Line local trains for Kyoto
4  JR Kyoto Line local trains for Shin-Osaka, Osaka, Sannomiya and Takarazuka
5  JR Kyoto Line rapid services for Shin-Osaka, Osaka and Sannomiya
6  JR Kyoto Line limited express "Thunderbird" and special rapid services for Shin-Osaka, Osaka and Sannomiya
 Kansai Airport Line limited express "Haruka" for Kansai Airport

By the bus terminals attached thereto, the station is connected with many locations in Takatsuki, as well as Hirakatashi Station on the Keihan Main Line in Hirakata, Osaka, across the Yodo River.[4]

Adjacent stations

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History

Takatsuki Station opened when the railway between Osaka and Kyoto started provisional operation between Osaka Station and Mukōmachi Station on 28 July 1876.[1] Since the railway was first built with single track, the location of Takatsuki Station in the middle of Osaka and Kyoto was suitable for trains of both directions to cross each other.

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Takatsuki being assigned station number JR-A38.[5][6]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 64,879 passengers daily (boarding passengers only). [7]

Surrounding area

There is an extensive shopping district between Takatsuki Station and Takatsuki-shi Station (Hankyu Kyoto Line).[8] There are also department stores, Seibu and Matsuzakaya, around the station.[9][10]

See also


References

  1. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 35. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. JTB Timetable October 2009 issue
  3. "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します!" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. "データで見るJR西日本2020" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
  6. "高槻センター街地図". Archived from the original on October 10, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2009.

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