Shibahara-handai-mae Station

Shibahara-handai-mae Station 柴原阪大前駅
Station building in 2020
General information
Location	Japan
Coordinates	34°48′1.43″N 135°27′30.78″E
Operated by	Osaka Monorail
Line(s)	Main Line
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	13
History
Opened	30 September 1994 (1994-09-30)

Shibahara-handai-mae Station (柴原阪大前駅, Shibahara-Handai-mae Eki) is a Japanese monorail station of Osaka Monorail in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. "Handai" is a nickname in Japanese for Osaka University, and this station is close to the university's Toyonaka Campus.

On October 1, 2019, this station was renamed from Shibahara Station (柴原駅).^[1]

Lines

• Osaka Monorail Main Line

Layout

There is an island platform and two tracks elevated. The platform is sealed in with glass walls and doors.

1	■ Osaka Monorail Main Line	for Kadomashi
2	■ Osaka Monorail Main Line	for Osaka Airport

History

The station opened on 30 September 1994 as part of a 7.9 km (4.9 mi) extension west from Senri-Chūō Station.^[2]

On 28 August 2021, the platform screen doors began operation.^[3]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Osaka Monorail Main Line (13)
Hotarugaike (12)		-	Shoji (14)

References

1. "Two Railway Stations Given OU Namesake". Osaka University. 1 October 2019.
2. 曽根, 悟 (2011). 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄 [Weekly All Railways in History Public Railways / Private Railways] (in Japanese). Vol. 30. Japan: 朝日新聞出版. p. 9.
3. "大阪モノレール，柴原阪大前駅で可動式ホーム柵の使用を8月28日から開始" [Use of movable platform fences at Osaka Monorail and Shibahara Handai-mae Station will start on August 28.]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2022.