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Higashi-Kohama Station
東粉浜駅
General information
LocationSumiyoshi, Osaka, Osaka
Japan
Operated byHankai Tramway
Line(s)Hankai Line
History
Opened1911-12-01

Higashi-Kohama Station (東粉浜駅, Higashi-Kohama Eki) is a tram stop in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan on the Hankai Tramway Hankai Line. The station is about 10m east from Kohama Station on the Nankai Main Line.

History

  • 1911-12-01: Higashi-Kohama Station opens with the opening of the Hankai Tramway
  • 1915-06-21: Hankai Tramway merges with Nankai Railway, and Higashi-Kohama Station becomes a station of the merged company
  • 1944-06-01: After another company merger, Higashi-Kohama Station becomes a station of Kinki Nippon Railway
  • 1947-06-01: The line (along with the station) is transferred to Nankai Electric Railway
  • 1980-12-01: The line (along with the station) is transferred to Hankai Tramway

Station and platforms

In order to handle two trains simultaneously, Higashi-Kohama Station is a single island platform with a track on each side.

Environs

The Sumiyoshi Higashi-Kohama Post Office is located about 100m southwest of Higashi-Kohama Station. Osaka Municipal Higashi-Kohama Elementary School is about 200m northeast of the station, with Sumiyoshi Junior High School and Sumiyoshi Elementary School just beyond that. Japan National Route 26 is accessible about 300m west of the station, and Osaka Prefectural Route 5 (Osakakō-Yao Route) is about 550m north.

Adjacent stations

Service
Tsukanishi Station   Hankai Line   Sumiyoshi Station

34°37′6.1″N 135°29′33.6″E / 34.618361°N 135.492667°E / 34.618361; 135.492667

Stations of the Hankai Tramway Hankai Line
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