Hotarugaike Station

Location
	Hotarugaike Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Hotarugaike Station Hotarugaike Station (Japan)

Hotarugaike Station

蛍池駅
Hotarugaike Station; 蛍池駅
	Hankyu Hotarugaike Station
General information
Location	1-5 Hotarugaike Higashimachi, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka-fu
Coordinates	34°47′40.52″N 135°26′57.45″E / 34.7945889°N 135.4492917°E
Operated by	Hankyu Railway; Osaka Monorail;
Line(s)	■ Hankyu Takarazuka Line; ■ Osaka Monorail Main Line;
Distance	11.9 km (7.4 miles) from Osaka-umeda
Platforms	2 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	HK-47 (Hankyu); 12 (Osaka Monorail)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 25, 1910
Passengers
FY2019	44,426 daily (Hankyu); 29,900 (Osaka Monorail)
Location
Location
	Hotarugaike Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Hotarugaike Station Hotarugaike Station (Japan)

Hotarugaike Station (蛍池駅, Hotarugaike-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway and by the Osaka Monorail.

Lines

Hotarugaike Station is served by the Hankyu Takarazuka Line, and is located 11.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda. It is also served by the Osaka Monorail Main Line and is 1.4 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Itami Airport.

Layout

The Hankyu portion of the station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The Osaka Monorail portion of the station consists of one elevated island platform on the third story of the station building. The ticket gate and concourse are on the 2nd floor, and are connected at this same level with the Hankyu portion of the station.

Platforms

1	■ Takarazuka Line	for Takarazuka
2	■ Takarazuka Line	for Osaka-umeda

1	■ Osaka Monorail Main Line	for Senri-Chūō, Bampaku-kinen-kōen (Expo '70 Commemoration Park), Minami-Ibaraki and Kadoma-shi
2	■ Osaka Monorail Main Line	to Osaka Airport

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Hankyu Railway Takarazuka Line (HK-47)
Toyonaka (HK-46)	Local		Ishibashi handai-mae (HK-48)
Toyonaka (HK-46)	Semi-Express (Osaka-umeda-bound only)		Ishibashi handai-mae(HK-48)
Toyonaka (HK-46)	Express		Ishibashi handai-mae(HK-48)
Commuter Limited Express (Osaka-umeda-bound only): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express (特急日生エクスプレス): Does not stop at this station
Osaka Monorail Main Line (12)
Osaka Airport (11)	-	Shibahara-handai-mae (13)

History

Hotarugaike Station opened on 25 April 1910. The current station building was completed in 1994. Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-47.

The platforms on the Osaka Monorail Main Line opened on 30 September 1994 as part of a 7.9 km (4.9 mi) extension west from Senri-Chūō Station.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Hankyu station was used by an average of 44,426 passengers daily and the Osaka Monorail portion by 29,900 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

Hotarugaike Central Market
National Hospital Organization Osaka Toneyama Medical Center
Osaka Prefectural Toneyama Support School
Toyonaka Municipal Hotarugaike Elementary School

References

^ 曽根, 悟 (2011). 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線公営鉄道・私鉄 [Weekly All Railways in History Public Railways / Private Railways] (in Japanese). Vol. 30. Japan: 朝日新聞出版. p. 9.
^ "大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年）" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

External links

Media related to Hotarugaike Station at Wikimedia Commons

Hotarugaike Station (Hankyu) (in Japanese)
Hotarugaike Station (Osaka Monorail) (in Japanese)

[1] 曽根, 悟 (2011). 週刊歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線公営鉄道・私鉄 [Weekly All Railways in History Public Railways / Private Railways] (in Japanese). Vol. 30. Japan: 朝日新聞出版. p. 9.

[2] "大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年）" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

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