is a railway station on the

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. The newest station of the

Hankyu , trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group ...

system as of 2010 was built for a redevelopment area and is designed as the country's first ever

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Hankyu Railway , trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group ...

** Kyōto Main Line The station is served by local trains on the Kyōto Main Line. All higher types of trains pass the station.

Layout

The station has two side platforms, connected each other by an underground passage, serving two tracks. Each platform has a ticket gate that serves each side of the station.

Carbon neutrality

The station was featured as the first ever carbon neutral railway station in Japan. According to an estimate in 2008, the station would emit 65 tons of

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per year. To make the station carbon neutral, the railway company would reduce this figure by 35 tons by technical measures such as usage of solar power, regeneration by elevators, and reduction of water usage. The remaining 30 tons would be offset by purchase of carbon credit and so forth.

History

Settsu-shi Station opened on 14 March 2010. Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-67.

Adjacent stations

References

External links

Settsu-shi Station
from Hankyu Railway website {{Commons category, Settsu-shi Station Hankyu Kyoto Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 2010 Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture Settsu, Osaka