is a

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on the

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Kyoto Line located in

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. It is one of the main train stations of the city along with Station on the

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Lines

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Kyoto Main Line All types of train services on the line stop at Takatsuki-shi as one of key stations along the line. Many trains from Osaka, especially Osaka Metro rolling stock-operated services from the

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, terminate at Takatsuki-shi.

History

The station opened on January 16, 1928, and served as the terminal of the Shin-Keihan Line until its extension to Kyoto in November 1928. The station name was originally Takatsuki-machi (meaning Takatsuki Town) and was changed to the present one in 1943 when the town obtained the city status. The construction of the elevated station replacing the original ground-level station was completed in 1994. Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-72.

Layout

The elevated station consists of three levels:Takatsuki-shi Station guide map
(Hankyu Corporation) * 1st level (ground): Ming Hankyu Takatsuki shopping center * 2nd level: Station facilities (concourses, ticket gates and offices) and Ming Hankyu Takatsuki shopping center * 3rd level: Platforms and tracks There are two

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s, each of which serves two tracks.

Adjacent stations

References

External links

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Takatsuki-shi Station
from Hankyu Railway website *
Ming Hankyu Takatsuki
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1928 Hankyu Kyoto Main Line Railway stations in Osaka Prefecture {{Osaka-railstation-stub