Sōzenji Station

Sozenji Station

崇禅寺駅
Sozenji Station; 崇禅寺駅
	Sozenji Station platforms
General information
Location	Yodogawa-ku, Osaka; Japan
Operated by	Hankyu
Line(s)	Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
Platforms	2 - Side Platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	HK-62
History
Opened	1 April 1921

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

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

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

History

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

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

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

^ 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.
^ "「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.
^ "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.
^ "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.

External links

Sozen-ji Station from Hankyu Railway website (in Japanese)

34°43′52″N 135°30′37″E / 34.7312°N 135.5104°E / 34.7312; 135.5104

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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.

[:0-4] "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.

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