Settsu-shi Station

Settsu-shi Station (摂津市駅, Settsushi-eki, station number: HK-67) is a railway station on the Hankyū Kyōto Main Line in Settsu, Osaka, Japan. The newest station of the Hankyu system as of 2010 was built for a redevelopment area and is designed as the country's first ever carbon neutral station.[1]

Settsu-shi Station

摂津市駅
East side of the station
Location1-1, Senrioka-higashi Yonchome, Settsu, Osaka
（大阪府摂津市千里丘東四丁目1-1）
Japan
Coordinates34°47′11.18″N 135°33′13.36″E
Operated byHankyu Corporation
Line(s)Kyōto Main Line
Other information
Station codeHK-67
History
Opened2010

Line

The station is served by local trains on the Kyōto Main Line. All higher types of trains pass the station.

Layout

The station has two side platforms, connected each other by an underground passage, serving two tracks. Each platform has a ticket gate that serves each side of the station.[2]

1 ■ Kyōto Line for Takatsuki-shi and Kyōto (Kawaramachi, Arashiyama)
2 ■ Kyōto Line for Umeda, Tengachaya, Kita-Senri, Kōbe and Takarazuka

Carbon neutrality

The station was featured as the first ever carbon neutral railway station in Japan. According to an estimate in 2008, the station would emit 65 tons of carbon dioxide per year. To make the station carbon neutral, the railway company would reduce this figure by 35 tons by technical measures such as usage of solar power, regeneration by elevators, and reduction of water usage. The remaining 30 tons would be offset by purchase of carbon credit and so forth.[1][3]

History

The station opened on March 14, 2010.[1]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Shōjaku (HK-66)   Local   Minami-Ibaraki (HK-68)
Others: Does not stop at this station

References
  1. "大阪に「ＣＯ２排出ゼロ」駅誕生　阪急電鉄、１４日開業" Kyodo News. March 13, 2010. (in Japanese)
  2. Station map by Hankyu. Retrieved March 20, 2010
  3. "京都本線 正雀駅～南茨木駅間の新駅が「摂津市」駅に決定 ～同駅を日本初の『カーボン・ニュートラル・ステーション』に～" Joint press release by Hankyu Corporation and City of Settsu. October 28, 2008 (in Japanese)
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