Kōtōen Station

Kōtōen Station (甲東園駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of  Nishinomiya Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway. It is located near Kwansei Gakuin University and highschools so many students use this station.

Lines
Kōtōen Station is served by the Hankyu Imazu Line, and is located 5.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takarazuka and 17.9 kilometers from Osaka-umeda.

Layout
The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The effective length of the platform is 6 cars for Track 1 and 8 cars for Track 2.

History
Kōtōen Station opened on June 1, 1922.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,007 passengers daily

Surrounding area

 * Kwansei Gakuin University
 * Kwansei Gakuin Junior High School
 * Kwansei Galuin Senior High School
 * Hōtoku Gakuen High School
 * Nigawa Gakuin