Shibahara-handai-mae Station
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Shibahara-handai-mae Station 柴原阪大前駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | Japan |
Coordinates | 34°48′1.43″N 135°27′30.78″E / 34.8003972°N 135.4585500°E |
Operated by | Osaka Monorail |
Line(s) | Main Line |
Platforms | 2 Side platforms |
Tracks | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Elevated |
Accessible | Yes |
Other information | |
Station code | 13 |
History | |
Opened | 30 September 1994 |
Shibahara-handai-mae Station (柴原阪大前駅, Shibahara-Handai-mae Eki) is a Japanese monorail station of Osaka Monorail in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. "Handai" is a nickname in Japanese for Osaka University, and this station is close to the university's Toyonaka Campus.
On October 1, 2019, this station was renamed from Shibahara Station (柴原駅).[1]
Lines
[edit]Layout
[edit]There is an island platform and two tracks elevated. The platform is sealed in with glass walls and doors.
1 | ■ Osaka Monorail Main Line | for Kadomashi |
2 | ■ Osaka Monorail Main Line | for Osaka Airport |
History
[edit]The station opened on 30 September 1994 as part of a 7.9 km (4.9 mi) extension west from Senri-Chūō Station.[2]
On 28 August 2021, the platform screen doors began operation.[3]
Adjacent stations
[edit]« | Service | » | ||
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Osaka Monorail Main Line (13) | ||||
Hotarugaike (12) | - | Shoji (14) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Two Railway Stations Given OU Namesake". Osaka University. 1 October 2019.
- ^ 曽根, 悟 (2011). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄 [Weekly All Railways in History Public Railways / Private Railways] (in Japanese). Vol. 30. Japan: 朝日新聞出版. p. 9.
- ^ "大阪モノレール,柴原阪大前駅で可動式ホーム柵の使用を8月28日から開始" [Use of movable platform fences at Osaka Monorail and Shibahara Handai-mae Station will start on August 28.]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.