is a

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on the

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(which links directly into the

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Midosuji Line) located in

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. It is named after the nearby Ryokuchi Park.

Line

Namboku Line (Station Number: M10)

Layout

*There are 2

side platform A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms ...

s serving a track each under the roads Shin-Midosuji.

Surroundings

Hattori Ryokuchi Park is a large, hilly park in northern Osaka. It is most famous for its Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses, which contains examples of rural architecture from various parts of Japan. It also contains tennis courts, bamboo gardens, ponds, pl ...

*Toyonaka Municipal Terauchi Elementary School *

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*Hankyu Oasis *Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway Co., Ltd. *Tengyu-syoten

History

The platforms and underground passage of this station were situated to be enable to open any time when the Kitakyu Namboku Line was opened in 1970. In those days, there was no development for residence around the area of the prepared station. Due to the development, the station was opened as an

infill station An infill station (sometimes in-fill station) is a train station built on an existing passenger rail, rapid transit, or light rail line to address demand in a location between existing stations. Such stations take advantage of existing train serv ...

on March 30, 1975.

Stations next to Ryokuchi-koen

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