is a

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on the

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and the

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(JR West) Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) and

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in Jōtō-ku,

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Lines

*JR West ** Katamachi Line (Gakkentoshi Line) **

(Station Number: I19) JR%26Osaka_subway_Shigino_stn

Layout

JR West

There are two

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s with two elevated tracks. Construction on two additional tracks and one new platform on the south side of the station began in July 2011; when the Osaka-Higashi Line is extended to this station, it will use the existing tracks and platforms, with the Gakkentoshi Line moving to the two newly constructed tracks. The station will have two side platforms and one island platform in the middle, serving four tracks. File:Sigino-4banhome.JPG, Platform 4 (Osaka Higashi Line) File:Sigino-kudarihome.JPG, Platforms 1 and 2 (Gakkentoshi Line)

Osaka Metro

There is an

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

with two tracks underground. The platform is fenced with platform gates.

History

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Shigino being assigned station number JR-H40. The platforms of the Gakkentoshi Line were moved to new tracks in 2019 to make way for the opening of the second phase of the Osaka-Higashi Line.

Adjacent stations

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References

Jōtō-ku, Osaka Railway stations in Osaka Osaka Metro stations Railway stations in Japan opened in 1933 Railway stations in Japan opened in 2006 Stations of West Japan Railway Company {{Osaka-railstation-stub