Bishōen Station

Bishōen Station 美章園駅
Bishōen Station
General information
Location	18, Bishōen 1-chōme, Abeno, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市阿倍野区美章園一丁目18） Japan
Coordinates	34°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
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JR-R21
History
Opened	3 June 1931
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Minami-Tanabe towards Wakayama Hanwa Line Local Tennoji Terminus

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.

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

• Koboreguchi Station (Kintetsu Minami Osaka Line)
• Super-Sanko Bishoen
• Meijo Gakuin High School
• Osaka Girl's Senior High School
• Osaka Prefectural Tennoji High School
• Osaka City Kogei Senior High School
• Osaka College of Art (The Group of Osaka University of Arts)

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.