Location Mukō, KyotoJapan Line(s) Hankyu Kyoto Main Line Station code HK-79 Opened 1 November 1928 | Operated by Hankyu Corporation Connections Bus terminal | |
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Previous names Higashi-Mukōmachi (until 1972) Similar Nishi‑Mukō Station, Rakusaiguchi Station, Mukōmachi Station, Nagaoka‑Tenjin Station, Katsura Station | ||
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.
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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.
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.
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.