Higashi-Mukō Station
Higashi-Mukō Station 東向日駅 | |
|---|---|
 Station building behind bus terminal | |
| Location | Mukō, Kyoto Japan |
| Operated by | Hankyu Corporation |
| Line(s) | Hankyu Kyoto Main Line |
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| Other information | |
| Station code | HK-79 |
| History | |
| Opened | November 1, 1928 |
| Previous names | Higashi-Mukōmachi (until 1972) |
| Passengers | |
| 2013 | 2,998,000 |
Higashi-Mukō Station (東向日駅, Higashi-Mukō-eki) is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kyoto Line located in Mukō, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Lines[]
Layout[]
The station has two side platforms serving two tracks. The platforms are connected each other by an underground passage, which are accessible with slopes elevators. A bus terminal is located outside the East Exit at the south end of Kawaramachi-bound platform. The West Exit is at the south end of Umeda-bound platform.[1]
History[]
The station opened as Higashi-Mukōmachi Station on November 1, 1928, the day the Shinkeihan Line (present-day Hankyu Kyoto Main Line) was extended from Takatsuki-machi to Kyoto Saiin. On October 1, 1972 when the town of Mukō (Mukō-machi in Japanese) became a city (Mukō-shi in Japanese), the station name was changed to the current one.[2]
Ridership[]
In fiscal 2013 (April 2013 to March 2014), about 2,998,000 passengers started travel from this station annually. For historical data, see the table below.[3]
| Year | Number (in thousands) |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,728 |
| 2003 | 3,697 |
| 2004 | 3,617 |
| 2005 | 3,447 |
| 2006 | 3,377 |
| 2007 | 3,238 |
| 2008 | 3,668 |
| 2009 | 3,305 |
| 2010 | 3,117 |
| 2011 | 2,820 |
| 2012 | 2,913 |
| 2013 | 2,998 |
Stations next to Higashi-Mukō[]
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hankyu Kyoto Line | ||||
| Commutation Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Nishi-Mukō | Semi-Express | Rakusaiguchi | ||
| Nishi-Mukō | Local | Rakusaiguchi | ||
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Hankyu Corporation. "東向日駅". Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 106. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
- ^ "Statistics of Kyoto Prefecture". Archived from the original on 2015-07-12. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
External links[]
- Higashi-Mukō Station from Hankyu Railway website (in Japanese)
Coordinates: 34°57′12″N 135°42′14″E / 34.9534°N 135.7039°E
- Stations of Hankyu Railway
- Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
- Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture
- Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928
- Mukō