Kōshien Station
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甲子園 | |
|---|---|
 East gate | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kōshien Nanabanchō |
| Coordinates | 34°43′26.07″N 135°21′47.49″E / 34.7239083°N 135.3631917°E |
| Operated by | Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. |
| Line(s) | Main Line |
Kōshien Station (甲子園駅, Kōshien-eki) is a train station on the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and the nearest station to Hanshin Koshien Stadium.
Layout
- There are two island platforms with 4 tracks between two side platforms elevated. Ticket gates are located at the east and the west, however there is stadium exit from the south side platform serving Track 4 to the west, and north exit on the opposite side of the west gate.
| (1) | ■ for getting off | used on the days events are held at Koshien Stadium |
| 1, 2 | ■ ■■Main Line | for Hanshin, Osaka (Umeda, Osaka Namba) and Kintetsu Nara |
| 3, 4 | ■ ■■Main Line | for Sannomiya, Sanyo Akashi, and Sanyo Himeji |
| (4) | ■ for getting off | used on the days events are held at Koshien Stadium |
Surroundings
East
- LaLaPort Koshien
- KidZania Koshien
- Ito Yokado
- Koshien Post Office
- Hanshin Bus southbound stops
- for Koshien Hachibancho
- for Hanshin via Koshien Hachibancho / for Hanshin via Hamakoshien
- for Hamakoshien
- for Mukogawa-danchi
- for Takasu-higashi
- for Naruohama
- airport limousine for Osaka International Airport (operated by Hanshin Bus and Osaka Airport Transport)
West
- Hanshin Koshien Stadium
- Daiei Koshien
- Hanshin Bus northbound stops
- for Koshienguchi
- for Hanshin Nishinomiya via JR West
- for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi (operated by Hanshin Bus and Hankyu Bus)
- for Takarazuka via Takarazuka City Hospital
- for Amagasaki-Hamada Depot and Hanshin
- There have been no buses for JR Namba (running after night games) since 2011.[1]
Renovation
- On June 8, 2011, Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. announced plans to renovate Koshien Station to start in autumn 2011 and be completed in Fiscal 2016. Of the four platforms at the station, a side platform for unloading eastbound trains will be removed and the remaining three platforms will be widened to accommodate an elevator connecting to the west gate on each platform and another elevator connecting to the east gate on each of the two platforms used for boarding trains. The west gate will be widened to ease access to Hanshin Koshien Stadium, covering a camphor tree in the south of the station. The east entrance will be situated near the east gate making it useful for passengers to access the eastern area of the station. A large roof will cover the center of the platforms and the tracks.[2]
| 1, 2 | ■ ■■Main Line | for Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda, Namba) and Nara |
| 3, 4 | ■ ■■Main Line | for Kobe (Sannomiya), Akashi and Himeji |
| (4) | ■ for getting off | used on the days events are held at Koshien Stadium |
- ^ "プロ野球ナイター試合開催に伴う臨時バス運行について" (PDF) (in Japanese). Hanshin Bus Co., Ltd. March 29, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
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Stations next to Kōshien
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line | ||||
| Naruo | Local | Kusugawa | ||
| Naruo | Morning Express (in the morning on weekdays) | Terminus | ||
| Mukogawa | Express | Hyōgo | ||
| Hanshin Mukogawa (except in the morning and evening on weekdays) |
Rapid Express | Imazu (on Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays) Hanshin | ||
| Amagasaki | Limited Express Hanshin-Sanyo Through Limited Express (except eastbound in the morning on weekdays) |
Nishinomiya | ||
| Hanshin | Morning Limited Express for Umeda (in the morning on weekdays) | Imazu | ||