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Higashi Kohama Station

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Operated by
  
Hankai Tramway

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Hankai Line

Opened
  
1911

Higashi-Kohama Station

Location
  
Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Osaka Japan

Similar
  
Kohama Station, Sumiyoshi Station, Sumiyoshihigashi Station, Sawanochō Station, Tezukayama Station

Higashi-Kohama Station (東粉浜駅, Higashi-Kohama Eki) is a station in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan on the Hankai Tramway Hankai Line. The station is about 10m east from Kohama Station on the Nankai Main Line.

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History

  • 1911-12-01: Higashi-Kohama Station opens with the opening of the Hankai Tramway track
  • 1915-06-21: Hankai Tramway merges with Nankai Railway, and Higashi-Kohama Station becomes a station of the merged company
  • 1944-06-01: After another company merger, Higashi-Kohama Station becomes a station of Kinki Nihon Railway
  • 1947-06-01: The line (along with the station) is transferred to Nankai Denki Railway
  • 1980-12-01: The line (along with the station) is transferred to Hankai Tramway

    • Station and platforms

    In order to handle two trains simultaneously, Higashi-Kohama Station is a single island platform with a track on each side.

    Environs

    The Sumiyoshi Higashi-Kohama Post Office is located about 100m southwest of Higashi-Kohama Station. Osaka Municipal Higashi-Kohama Elementary School is about 200m northeast of the station, with Sumiyoshi Junior High School and Sumiyoshi Elementary School just beyond that. Japan National Route 26 is accessible about 300m west of the station, and Osaka Prefectural Route 5 (Osaka-Kōyao Route) is about 550m north.

    Connecting service

    In addition to the Hankai Line, Higashi-Kohama Station is served by the Osaka Shiei Red Bus.

    References

    Higashi-Kohama Station Wikipedia
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