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Sōzenji Station

Coordinates: 34°43′52″N 135°30′37″E / 34.7312°N 135.5104°E / 34.7312; 135.5104
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Sozenji Station

崇禅寺駅
Sozenji Station platforms
General information
LocationYodogawa-ku, Osaka
Japan
Operated byHankyu
Line(s)Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
Platforms2 - Side Platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeHK-62
History
Opened1 April 1921 (1921-04-01)

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

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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

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« Service »
Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK-62)
Others: Does not stop at this station
Minamikata (HK-61)   Local   Awaji (HK-63)

History

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The station was opened by Kita-Osaka Electric Railway on April 1, 1921.[1]

Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-62.[2]

Future plans

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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.[3] Originally planned to be opened by 2020, various delays have resulted in the opening being pushed to 2031.[4]

Surrounding area

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  • 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "「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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
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34°43′52″N 135°30′37″E / 34.7312°N 135.5104°E / 34.7312; 135.5104