Awaji Station
Railway station in Osaka, Japan
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Awaji Station (淡路駅, Awaji-eki) is a railway station in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by the private operator Hankyu Railway.
（大阪市東淀川区東淡路四丁目）
Japan
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| Location | Higashiawaji Yonchome, Higashiyodogawa, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市東淀川区東淡路四丁目） Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Hankyu Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | HK-63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 1, 1921 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Awaji Station is an intersection of the following two Hankyu Railway lines:
In March 2019, the nearby JR-Awaji Station of the Osaka Higashi Line owned by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) has been inaugurated.[1]
Station layout
This station has two island platforms with four tracks at ground level.
| Kita-Senri ↑ | |||
| Osaka-umeda ← |  | → Kawaramachi, Arashiyama | |
| ↓ Tenjimbashisuji rokuchōme, Tengachaya |
Platforms
| 2, 3 | ■ Hankyu Kyoto Main Line | for Kyoto (Kawaramachi, Arashiyama) and Takatsuki-shi |
| ■ Hankyu Senri Line | for Kita-Senri | |
| 4, 5 | ■ Hankyu Kyoto Main Line | for Osaka-umeda, Kobe and Takarazuka |
| ■ Hankyu Senri Line | for Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome and Tengachaya |
History
Awaji Station opened on 1 April 1921.[2]
Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-63.[3]
Future plans
As of 2025[update], work is being done to elevate a 7.1 km (4.4 mi) X-shaped section of track from Sōzenji Station to Kami-Shinjō Station on the Kyoto Line and from Kunijima Station to Shimo-Shinjō Station on the Senri Line (including Awaji station from which the aforementioned stations are adjacent stations).[4] Construction began in 2008 and was expected to be completed in 2017 with full operation on the elevated tracks beginning in 2020. However in 2015 it was determined that the original completion date can not be achieved, and the finish date was pushed back to 2024 with operations beginning that year.[5] Later, the completion date was pushed back to 2027. In 2022, Osaka City estimated that the project would not be completed until 2031 owing to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as delays in land acquisition.[6] As a result of the delays, the cost of the project has increased by as much as ¥69 billion (2021) (equivalent to ¥75 billion or US$496 million in 2024)[7].[6]
Elevated guideway of the Senri line under construction in 2012
Construction of the elevated station structure in 2019
View of construction in the background as a northbound train enters the station
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