Kayashima Station (萱島駅, Kayashima-eki) is a passenger railway station in located in the city of Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. One notable feature of this station is that it has a large camphor sacred tree growing in the middle of it which is considered sacred to the local people.[1] The station was built around it. The tree is estimated to be around 700 years old; its base has a small Shinto shrine.[2]
Kayashima Station 萱島駅 | |||||
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.jpg){kind=spacer} Kayashima Station with the sacred tree growing through it | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 198-1, Kayashimahonmachi, Neyagawa-shi, Osaka-fu Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°44′51″N 135°36′41″E / 34.7474°N 135.6113°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Keihan Electric Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Keihan Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 12.8 km from Yodoyabashi | ||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
| Connections |
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| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Station code | KH16 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 April 1910 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 27,841 daily | ||||
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Lines
editKayashima Station is served by the Keihan Main Line, and is located 12.8 km from the starting point of the line at Yodoyabashi Station.
Station layout
editThe station has two island platforms connected by an elevated station building.
Platforms
edit| 1,2 | ■ Keihan Main Line | for Kayashima, Hirakatashi, Sanjō and Demachiyanagi |
| 3, 4 | ■ Keihan Main Line | for Moriguchishi, Kyōbashi, Yodoyabashi and Nakanoshima |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Keihan Main Line | ||||
| Rapid Limited Express for Demachiyanagi (快速特急): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express (特急): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Commuter Rapid Express for Nakanoshima (通勤快急): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid Express (快速急行): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Midnight Express for Kuzuha (深夜急行): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Express (急行): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kyobashi | Commuter Sub Express for Yodoyabashi or Nakanoshima (通勤準急) | Neyagawashi | ||
| Moriguchishi | Sub Express (準急) | Neyagawashi | ||
| Ōwada | Semi-Express (区間急行) | Neyagawashi | ||
| Ōwada | Local (普通) | Neyagawashi | ||
History
editThe station was opened on April 15, 1910.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 27,841 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Kayashima Shrine
- Kayashima Ikuno Hospital
References
edit- ^ "Japanese Train Station Protectively Built Around a 700-Year-Old Tree". 27 January 2017.
- ^ Aaron Netsky, Kayashima Station, Atlas Obscura (Accessed March 15, 2017)
- ^ 大阪府統計年鑑（令和2年 [Osaka Prefectural Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Osaka Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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- Official home page (in Japanese)