Tokuan Station

Summary

Tokuan Station (徳庵駅, Tokuan-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Higashiōsaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is also the location of a freight depot of the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Tokuan Station

徳庵駅
JR-West commuter rail station
Tokuan Station entrance, May 2008
General information
Location1-19, Inada-Uemachi 1-chome, Higashiōsaka-shi, Osaka-fu 577-0002
Japan
Coordinates34°41′32.77″N 135°34′52.81″E / 34.6924361°N 135.5813361°E / 34.6924361; 135.5813361
Operated by
Line(s) H  Katamachi Line
Distance39.2 km from Kizu
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code JR-H38 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened22 August 1895 (1895-08-22)
Passengers
FY201910,679 daily
Location
Tokuan Station is located in Osaka Prefecture
Tokuan Station
Tokuan Station
Location within Osaka Prefecture
Tokuan Station is located in Japan
Tokuan Station
Tokuan Station
Tokuan Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Tokuan Station is served by the Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line), and is located 39.8 km from the starting point of the line at Kizu Station.

Station layout edit

The station has one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform, each capable of accommodating eight-car trains, with an elevated station building.

Platforms edit

1   H  KatamachiLine for Kyōbashi, Kitashinchi and Amagasaki
2   H  Katamachi Line for Shijōnawate and Matsuiyamate
3   H  Katamachi Line (siding)

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line)
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Regional Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Kōnoikeshinden   Local   Hanaten

History edit

The station was opened on 22 August 1895.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tokuan being assigned station number JR-H38.[1][2]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,679 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area edit

  • Tokuan Shopping Arcade
  • Inada Shopping Arcade (Inada Plus Road)
  • The Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd.

References edit

  1. ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します!" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ 大阪府統計年鑑(令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links edit

  • Official home page (in Japanese)