Kōtōen Station
# Kōtōen Station

Kōtōen Station (甲東園駅, Kōtōen-eki, station number: HK-24) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishinomiya Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway. It is located near Kwansei Gakuin University and highschools so many students use this station.

## Lines

Kōtōen Station is served by the Hankyu Imazu Line, and is located 5.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takarazuka and 17.9 kilometers from Osaka-umeda.

## Layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The effective length of the platform is 6 cars for Track 1 and 8 cars for Track 2.

### Platforms

| 1 | ■ Imazu Line | for Takarazuka |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | ■ Imazu Line | for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Hankyu Imazu Line |||||
| Nigawa | Local | Mondo-yakujin |
| Nigawa | Semi-Express (only running for Umeda) | Mondo-yakujin |
| Nigawa | Arashiyama Limited Express (Extra) | Mondo-yakujin |
| Express (only running for Umeda on the days of horse racing): Does not stop at this station |||||

## History

Kōtōen Station opened on June 1, 1922.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,007 passengers daily

## Surrounding area

* Kwansei Gakuin University
* Kwansei Gakuin Junior High School
* Kwansei Galuin Senior High School
* Hōtoku Gakuen High School
* Nigawa Gakuin
