Minase Station

Location
	Minase Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Minase Station Minase Station (Japan)

Minase Station

水無瀬駅
Minase Station; 水無瀬駅
	Minase Station building
General information
Location	2-chōme-5 Minase, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-gun, Osaka-fu 618-0014; Japan
Coordinates	34°52′39″N 135°40′03″E / 34.8775°N 135.6675°E
Operated by	Hankyu Railway.
Line(s)	■ Hankyu Kyoto Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	HK-74
Website	Official website
History
Opened	May 16, 1939
Previous names	Sakurai-no-eki (until 1943)
Passengers
FY2019	10,887
Services
Hankyu Kyoto Line
	Commutation Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
	Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
	Semi limited Express: Does not stop at this station
	Express: Does not stop at this station
Location
Location
	Minase Station Location within Osaka Prefecture Minase Station Minase Station (Japan)

Minase Station (水無瀬駅, Minase-eki) is a train station located in the town of Shimamoto, Mishima District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.^[1]^[2]

Lines

The station is served by the Kyōto Main Line and is 25.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Jūsō and 28.1 kilometers from Osaka-umeda. ^[3]

Layout

Minase Station is an elevated station with two side platforms and two tracks that run parallel to the viaduct of the Tokaido Shinkansen. There is only one ticket gate, which is located at ground level directly below the viaduct. The stairs connecting the concourse inside the ticket gate to the platform are located on the Kawaramachi side of the platform.

Platforms

1	■ Kyoto Line	for Kyoto-kawaramachi, Katsura and Arashiyama
2	■ Kyoto Line	for Osaka-umeda, Tengachaya, Kita-Senri, Kobe-sannomiya, and Takarazuka

History

Minase Station opened on 16 May 1939 as Sakurai-no-eki Station (桜井ノ駅駅) on the Keihan Electric Railway Shin-Keihan Line between Kamimaki Station and Ōyamazaki Station. Due to a company merger, it became part of the Keihanshin Express Railway (now Hankyu Railway) and was renamed to its current name on 1 January 1948.^[4]The Shin-Keihan Line was renamed the Kyoto Main Line in 1949. The station was elevated in 1963.

Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-74.^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,887 passengers daily^[6]

Surrounding area

Sakurai-no-eki site
Minase Shrine
Minase Hospital
Shimamoto Town First Junior High School

References

^ "水無瀬駅" [Minase Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
^ "Minase Jingu Shrine". OSAKA-INFO. Osaka Info. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
^ LLC, Books; LLC, General Books (2010). Hankyu Railway: Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group, Ichizo Kobayashi, Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium. General Books LLC. ISBN 978-1-157-40350-0.
^ 生田, 誠 (2013). 阪急京都線・千里線街と駅の1世紀 [Hankyu Kyoto Line / Senri Line 1st century of town and station] (in Japanese). Japan: Sairyūsha. ISBN 978-4779117268.
^ "「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」４駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" ["Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^ "大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年）" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.