Kōyōen Station

{{short description|Railway station in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Kōyōen Station

| native_name = 甲陽園駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Hankyu Koyoen Station.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Kōyōen Station building, April 2020

| other_name =

| address = Kōyōen Wakae-chō, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken 662-0016

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|34|45|39.3|N|135|19|47.9|E|region:JP-28_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| operator = {{ric|Hankyu|name=y}}

| line = {{rcb|Hankyu|Koyo|square}}

| distance =2.2 km from {{STN|Shukugawa|x}}

| platforms = 1 bay platform

| connections = {{Plainlist|

Bus stop

}}

| structure =

| code = HK-30

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.hankyu.co.jp/station/koyoen.html}}

| opened = {{Start date|1924|10|01|df=y}}

| closed =

| passengers = 6,723 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Kōyōen Station

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

| services = {{adjstn|system=Hankyu|line1=Koyo

|left1=Kurakuenguchi}}

}}

{{nihongo|Kōyōen Station|甲陽園駅|Kōyōen-eki|extra=station number: HK-30}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishinomiya Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.{{cite book|title=兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク|trans-title=All stations in Hyogo Prefecture|language=Japanese|year=2011|publisher=Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center|isbn=978-4-343-00602-8}}

Lines

Kōyōen Station is a terminus of the Hankyu Kōyō Line, and is located 2.2 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at {{STN|Shukugawa|x}}.

Station layout

The station consists of a single bay platform. Due to the large number of commuters using the station in the mornings, formerly a second platform and a smaller entrance on the east side of the station were used for boarding outgoing trains. Those leaving the train use the main platform. Also because of the large number of students exiting at Kōyōen Station for nearby schools the exit gate is left open allowing those students holding commuter passes to exit without going through the turnstiles.

History

File:Koyoen Station and Koyo Theater.jpg

The station opened on 1 October 1924.{{cite book | last = Terada | first = Hirokazu |title = データブック日本の私鉄 |trans-title=Databook: Japan's Private Railways | publisher = Neko Publishing | date = July 2002 | location = Japan | page = 255| isbn = 4-87366-874-3}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,723 passengers daily{{cite web|url=https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kk11/oshirase-sougoude-ta/toukeisho30.html|script-title=ja:􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 |trans-title= Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook|year= 2019|publisher= Hyogo Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2021}}