Timetable information
Known weekday departures: 109/day · Known Sat & holiday departures: 100/day
First / last known departure (weekday): 5:13 / 23:57
Busiest hour (known departures): 8:00–9:00 (7)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are the departures known from the timetable data, not a count of today's actual service.
Timetable data as of 3 May 2026 (retrieved in spring/summer 2026).
Adjacent stations
- Hankyu Koyo Line: Kurakuenguchi
Location
History
Kōyōen Station opened on 1 October 1924 as the terminus of the Hanshin Express Railway (now Hankyu) Kōyō Line. The line was originally built to access the now-vanished Karubasu hot-spring resort and a Tōa Kinema film studio, which closed in the early Shōwa period; the area is now a quiet residential district. On 1 June 1965 the station introduced Japan's first "free-pass gate" for students. Service stopped after the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake and resumed on 1 March. A 20 September 2008 derailment closed track 1; track 2 was retired on 7 August 2010, leaving a single bay platform. Station number HK-30 was assigned on 21 December 2013.
Notes
On 1 June 1965 Kōyōen became the first station in Japan to install a "free-pass gate" — a turnstile-less entrance for uniformed local students who had built a trust relationship with the railway.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: KishujiRapid · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-08-18