Bishōen Station

Bishōen Station (美章園駅, Bishōen-eki) is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company Hanwa Line in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The station opened on 3 June 1931.

Bishōen Station

美章園駅
Bishōen Station
General information
Location18, Bishōen 1-chōme, Abeno, Osaka, Osaka
(大阪市阿倍野区美章園一丁目18)
Japan
Coordinates34°38′17.04″N 135°31′26.27″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) R  Hanwa Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeJR-R21
History
Opened3 June 1931
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Minami-Tanabe
towards Wakayama
Hanwa Line
Local
Tennoji
Terminus

Layout

This station has two elevated side platforms serving a track each.

1  Hanwa Line for Ōtori and Wakayama
2  Hanwa Line to Tennōji

Surroundings

Bus route

Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau (Bishoen)
Route 6 for Abenobashi / for Sunjiyata via Shirasagi Koen-mae

History

  • 3 June 1931 - Bishoen Station opened on the Hanwa Railway Line between Hanwa Tennoji and Minami-Tanabe stations.
  • 1 December 1940 - Hanwa Railway was consolidated by Nankai Railway and Bishoen Station became a train station on the Nankai Railway Yamate Line.
  • 1 May 1944 - The Nankai Railway Yamate Line was nationalized and Bishoen Station became a train station on the Japanese National Railways Hanwa Line.
  • 14 February 1945 - The station was closed after Abeno-ku was bombed by Boeing B-29 of the US Forces.
  • 15 April 1947 - The station was reopened.
  • 1958 - The renovation of the station was started.
  • 13 May 1958 - The renovation of the station was completed.
  • August 1969 - The west gate was situated.
  • 1 April 1987 - JNR was privatized and Bishoen Station became a train station operated by West Japan Railway Company.
  • March 2018 - Station numbering was introduced with Bishōen being assigned station number JR-R21.[1][2]

References

  1. "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します!" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.


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