Takatsuki-shi Station

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namerom= Takatsuki-shi
name= 高槻市


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pref= Osaka
city= Takatsuki
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open= 1928
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oldname= Takatsuki-chō
presentname= 1943
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operator= Hankyu Corporation
line= Kyoto Main Line
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bus=nihongo|Takatsuki-shi Station|高槻市駅|Takatsuki-shi-eki| is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

It is one of the main train stations of the city along with Takatsuki Station on the JR Kyoto Line.

Lines

*Hankyu Railway Kyoto Main Line

All types of train services on the line stop at Takatsuki-shi as one of key stations along the line. Many trains from Osaka, especially those from the Sakaisuji Line, terminate at Takatsuki-shi.

History

The station opened on January 16, 1928 and served as the terminal of the Shin-Keihan Line until its extension to Kyoto in November 1928. The station name was originally Takatsuki-chō (meaning Takatsuki Town) and was changed to the present one in 1943 when the town obtained the city status.cite book
author= Hankyu Corporation
title= Hankyū Sutēshon
year= 2001
month= April
publisher= Hankyu Corporation
location= Osaka
language= Japanese
isbn= 4894850516
pages= p. 98]

The construction of the elevated station replacing the original ground-level station was completed in 1994.

Layout

The elevated station consists of three levels [ [http://rail.hankyu.co.jp/station/takatsuki_shi/takatsuki_shi.html Takatsuki-shi Station guide map] (Hankyu Corporation) ja icon] :
* 1st level (ground): Ming Hankyu Takatsuki shopping center
* 2nd level: Station facilities (concourses, ticket gates and offices) and Ming Hankyu Takatsuki shopping center
* 3rd level: Platforms and tracksThere are two island platforms, each of which serves two tracks.

Adjacent stations

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References

External links

* [http://rail.hankyu.co.jp/station/takatsuki_shi/index.html Station infromation by Hankyu] Ja icon
* [http://ming.hankyu.co.jp/ Ming Hankyu Takatsuki] Ja icon