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Higashi-Kohama Station (東粉浜駅, Higashi-Kohama Eki) is a station in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan on the Hankai Tramway Hankai Line. The station is about 10m east from Kohama Station on the Nankai Main Line.

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Higashi-Kohama Station 東粉浜駅
General information
Location	Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Osaka Japan
Operated by	Hankai Tramway
Line(s)	Hankai Line
History
Opened	1911-12-01

History

• 1911-12-01: Higashi-Kohama Station opens with the opening of the Hankai Tramway track
• 1915-06-21: Hankai Tramway merges with Nankai Railway, and Higashi-Kohama Station becomes a station of the merged company
• 1944-06-01: After another company merger, Higashi-Kohama Station becomes a station of Kinki Nihon Railway
• 1947-06-01: The line (along with the station) is transferred to Nankai Denki Railway
• 1980-12-01: The line (along with the station) is transferred to Hankai Tramway

Station and platforms

In order to handle two trains simultaneously, Higashi-Kohama Station is a single island platform with a track on each side.

Environs

The Sumiyoshi Higashi-Kohama Post Office is located about 100m southwest of Higashi-Kohama Station. Osaka Municipal Higashi-Kohama Elementary School is about 200m northeast of the station, with Sumiyoshi Junior High School and Sumiyoshi Elementary School just beyond that. Japan National Route 26 is accessible about 300m west of the station, and Osaka Prefectural Route 5 (Osaka-Kōyao Route) is about 550m north.

Connecting service

In addition to the Hankai Line, Higashi-Kohama Station is served by the Osaka Shiei Red Bus.

←		Service		→
Tsukanishi Station		Hankai Line		Sumiyoshi Station

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