Higashi-Yodogawa Station

Higashi-Yodogawa Station

東淀川駅
Higashi-Yodogawa Station; 東淀川駅
	Station building
General information
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)	Tōkaidō Main Line; (JR Kyoto Line);
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	JR-A45
History
Opened	1940
Services

Higashi-Yodogawa Station (東淀川駅, Higashi-Yodogawa-eki) is a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Line

West Japan Railway Company
- JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line)

History

Higashi-Yodogawa Station opened on 1 April 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 (0.43 mi) 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 (0.50 mi) each.

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Higashi-Yodogawa being assigned station number JR-A45.^[2]^[3]

The original station was demolished 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 only
2	■ JR Kyōto Line	for Shin-Ōsaka, Ōsaka and Sannomiya
3	■ JR Kyōto Line	for Takatsuki and Kyōto
4	■ JR Kyōto Line	Passing trains only

Adjacent stations

«	Service
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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 37. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "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.
^ "「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.

34°44′21″N 135°30′15″E / 34.7392°N 135.5041°E / 34.7392; 135.5041

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[1] 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). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 37. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[2] "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.

[3] "「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.

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