Hotarugaike Station 蛍池駅
Hanshin Hotarugaike Station
General information
Location	1-5 Hotarugaike Higashimachi, Toyonaka-shi, Osaka-fu
Coordinates	34°47′40.52″N 135°26′57.45″E / 34.7945889°N 135.4492917°E / 34.7945889; 135.4492917
Operated by	Hankyu Railway Osaka Monorail
Line(s)	■ Hankyu Takarazuka Line ■ Osaka Monorail Main Line
Distance	11.9 km (7.4 mi) from Osaka-umeda
Platforms	2 side + 1 island platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	HK-47 (Hankyu) 12 (Osaka Monorail)
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 25, 1910 (1910-04-25)
Passengers
FY2019	44,426 daily (Hankyu) 29,900 (Osaka Monorail)
Location
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Hotarugaike Station (蛍池駅, Hotarugaike-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway and by the Osaka Monorail.

Lines

Hotarugaike Station is served by the Hankyu Takarazuka Line, and is located 11.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda. It is also served by the Osaka Monorail Main Line and is 1.4 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Itami Airport.

Layout

The Hankyu portion of the station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The Osaka Monorail portion of the station consists of one elevated island platform on the third story of the station building. The ticket gate and concourse are on the 2nd floor, and are connected at this same level with the Hankyu portion of the station.

Platforms

1	■  Takarazuka Line	for Takarazuka
2	■  Takarazuka Line	for Osaka-umeda

Adjacent stations

History

Hotarugaike Station opened on 25 April 1910. The current station building was completed in 1994. Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-47.

The platforms on the Osaka Monorail Main Line opened on 30 September 1994 as part of a 7.9 km (4.9 mi) extension west from Senri-Chūō Station.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Hankyu station was used by an average of 44,426 passengers daily and the Osaka Monorail portion by 29,900 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Hotarugaike Central Market
• National Hospital Organization Osaka Toneyama Medical Center
• Osaka Prefectural Toneyama Support School
• Toyonaka Municipal Hotarugaike Elementary School