Higashi-Yodogawa Station
Higashi-Yodogawa Station (東淀川駅, Higashi-Yodogawa-eki) is a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Higashi-Yodogawa Station 東淀川駅 | |
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 Station building | |
| Location | 3-17, Miyahara Nichome, Yodogawa, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市淀川区宮原二丁目3-17） Japan |
| Operated by | JR West |
| Line(s) | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1940 |
History
The station opened on April 1, 1940.[1] When the Tōkaidō Shinkansen and Shin-Osaka Station opened in 1964, the original plan was to close Higashi-Yodogawa (only 0.7 km from Shin-Osaka in what was then a largely rural area), but neighborhood residents' objections succeeded in keeping the station open. This distance is the shortest between any two stations on the JR Kyoto Line, as well as between any two stations on the entirety of the Tōkaidō Main Line, followed closely by Tokyo–Yūrakuchō on the Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tōhoku Line and Sannomiya–Motomachi on the JR Kobe Line, at 0.8 km each.
The original station was torn down and replaced by a new building in 2019. Along with the new facility, several roadway grade crossings were closed in the process to facilitate better traffic flow on surrounding roads that were often backed up due to long closures for rail traffic.
Layout
The station has two island platforms, each of which exclusively serves up or down trains. The outer side of each platform is fenced as all trains on the outer tracks pass through this station without stopping.
| 1 | ■ JR Kyōto Line | passing trains |
| 2 | ■ JR Kyōto Line | for Shin-Ōsaka, Ōsaka and Sannomiya |
| 3 | ■ JR Kyōto Line | for Takatsuki and Kyōto |
| 4 | ■ JR Kyōto Line | passing trains |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line) | ||||
| Suita | Local | Shin-Osaka | ||
| Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Kuroshio": Does not stop at this station | ||||
References
- 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). II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 37. ISBN 4533029809.