Shōjaku Station


Shōjaku Station is a railway station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line and is in Hankyu Shojaku, Settsu, Osaka. It serves students of the nearby Osaka Gakuin University. Only local trains stop at the station.
The station adjoins a yard and a workshop of Hankyu Railway.

Layout

The station has 2 island platforms serving 2 tracks each, and one track connecting to Shojaku Depot and Workshop, located in the north of Line 2 served by the eastbound platform.
Local trains for Umeda and Tengachaya arrive at Line 5 during the non-rush hour to let limited express trains and semi-express trains pass Line 4.

History

The station opened on 16 January 1928.
Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-66.