Awaji Station
# Awaji Station

Awaji Station (淡路駅, Awaji-eki) is a railway station in Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan, operated by the private operator Hankyu Railway.

## Lines

Awaji Station is an intersection of the following two Hankyu Railway lines:

* Hankyu Senri Line
* Hankyu Kyoto Line

In March 2019, the nearby JR-Awaji Station of the Osaka Higashi Line owned by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) has been inaugurated.

## Station layout

This station has two island platforms with four tracks at ground level.

Track layout of Awaji Station :

| | Kita-Senri ↑ | |
| - | - | - |
| Osaka-umeda ← | | → Kawaramachi, Arashiyama |
| | ↓ Tenjimbashisuji rokuchōme, Tengachaya | |

### Platforms

| 2, 3 | ■ Hankyu Kyoto Main Line | for Kyoto (Kawaramachi, Arashiyama) and Takatsuki-shi |
| - | - | - |
| 2, 3 | ■ Hankyu Senri Line | for Kita-Senri |
| 4, 5 | ■ Hankyu Kyoto Main Line | for Osaka-umeda, Kobe and Takarazuka |
| 4, 5 | ■ Hankyu Senri Line | for Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchome and Tengachaya |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK-63) |||||
| Sōzenji (HK-62) | Local | Kami-Shinjō (HK-64) |
| Minamikata (HK-61) | Semi-Express | Kami-Shinjō (HK-64) |
| Minamikata (HK-61) | Rapid Service | Kami-Shinjō (HK-64) |
| Jūsō (HK-03) | Rapid Express | Ibaraki-shi (HK-69) |
| Jūsō (HK-03) | Limited Express | Ibaraki-shi (HK-69) |
| Jūsō (HK-03) | Rapid Limited Express "Kyo-Train", "Sagano", "Atago", "Togetsu" | Katsura (HK-81) |
| Osaka-umeda (HK-01) | Rapid Limited Express A "Kyo-Train" | Katsura (HK-81) |
| Commuter Limited Express: Does not stop at this station |||||
| Hankyu Senri Line (HK-63) |||||
| Kunijima (HK-87) | Local | Shimo-Shinjō (HK-88) |
| Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme (K11) | Semi-Express | Kami-Shinjō (Kyoto Line, HK-64) |
| Tenjimbashisuji Rokuchōme (K11) | Limited Express "Hozu" | Katsura (Kyoto Line, HK-81) |

## History

Awaji Station opened on 1 April 1921.

Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-63.

## Future plans

Work is being done as of 2012 to elevate a 7.1 km (4.4 mi) X-shaped section of track from Sōzenji Station to Kami-Shinjō Station on the Kyoto Line and from Kunijima Station to Shimo-Shinjō Station on the Senri Line (including Awaji station from which the aforementioned stations are adjacent stations). Construction began in 2008 and was expected to be completed in 2017 with full operation on the elevated tracks beginning in 2020. However in 2015 it was determined that the original completion date could not be achieved, and the finish date was pushed back to 2024 with operations beginning that year. Nevertheless, some reports have suggested that the project would not be completed until 2031 owing to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as delays in land acquisition. As a result of the delays, the cost of the project has increased by as much as ¥69 billion (2021) (US$629 million).

* Elevated guideway of the Senri line under construction in 2012
* Construction of the elevated station structure in 2019
* View of construction in the background as a northbound train enters the station
