Higashi-Mukō Station

東向日駅
Station building behind bus terminal
General information
LocationKotsukuda Teradochō, Mukō-shi Kyoto-fu 617-0002
Japan
Coordinates34°57′11.62″N 135°42′16.64″E / 34.9532278°N 135.7046222°E / 34.9532278; 135.7046222
Operated by Hankyu Railway.
Line(s) Hankyu Kyoto Line
Distance35.0 km (21.7 mi) from Jūsō
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeHK-79
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 November 1928 (1928-11-01)
Previous namesHigashi-Mukōmachi (until 1972)
Passengers
201916,128 (daily)
Location
Higashi-Mukō Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Higashi-Mukō Station
Higashi-Mukō Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Higashi-Mukō Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Mukō Station
Higashi-Mukō Station
Higashi-Mukō Station (Japan)

Higashi-Mukō Station (東向日駅, Higashi-Mukō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Hankyu Railway.[1]

Lines

Higashi-Mukō Station is served by the Hankyu Kyoto Line, and is located 35.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Jūsō and 37.4 kilometers from Osaka-umeda.

Layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected each other by an underground passage, which are accessible with slopes elevators. A bus terminal is located outside the East Exit at the south end of Kawaramachi-bound platform. The West Exit is at the south end of Umeda-bound platform.[1]

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hankyu Kyoto Line
Commutation Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Rapid: Does not stop at this station
Nishi-Mukō   Semi-Express   Rakusaiguchi
Nishi-Mukō   Local   Rakusaiguchi

History

The station opened as Higashi-Mukōmachi Station on 1 November 1928, the day the Shinkeihan Line (present-day Hankyu Kyoto Main Line) was extended from Takatsuki-machi to Kyoto Saiin. On 1 October 1972 when the town of Mukō (Mukō-machi in Japanese) became a city (Mukō-shi in Japanese), the station name was changed to the current one.[2]

Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-79.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 16,128 passengers daily[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hankyu Corporation. "東向日駅". Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  2. Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 106. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
  3. "「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.
  4. 大阪府統計年鑑(令和2年)
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