is an interchange passenger

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in located in the city of

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, Japan, operated by the

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operator,

Keihan Electric Railway , known colloquially as the , , or simply , is a major Japanese private railway operator in Osaka, Kyoto, and Shiga Prefectures. The transit network includes seven lines; four main lines with heavy rolling stock, two interurban lines, and a funic ...

. It is numbered "KH21".

Lines

Hirakatashi Station is served by the

Keihan Main Line The is a railway line in Japan operated by Keihan Electric Railway. The line runs between Sanjō Station in Kyoto and Yodoyabashi Station in Osaka. There are through services to the Keihan Ōtō Line and the Keihan Nakanoshima Line. Trains from ...

and is located 21.8 km from the starting point of the line at

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. It is also a terminus of the 6.9 kilometer

Keihan Katano Line } The is a 6.9 km railway line in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. It connects Hirakatashi Station on the Keihan Main Line with Kisaichi Station. Operation All trains stop ...

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Layout

The station has three elevated

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s serving six tracks located on the third-floor level of the station building.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 15 April 1910 as . It was renamed Hirakatashi on 1 October 1949.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 96,604 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Hirakata City Hall *Keihan Hirakata Station Mall (Keihan Department Store Hirakata) *HirakataT-SEIT *Hirakata City Arts Center( Under construction) *

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Kansai Medical University Hospital is a university hospital located in Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Kansai Medical University (KMU). History When Kansai Medical University moved to another site that was used for a factory before, a new hospital was also built and ope ...

References

External links

Keihan Station information
{{Keihan Katano Line Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1910 Hirakata, Osaka