title: Shōnai Station (Osaka)
text: # Shōnai Station (Osaka)
  
  Shōnai Station (庄内駅, Shōnai-eki, station number: HK-42) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Shōnai Station is served by the Hankyu Takarazuka Line, and is located 6.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The station consists of two island platforms connected by an underground passage.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1, 2 | ■ Takarazuka Line | for Takarazuka, Kawanishi-noseguchi, Ishibashi handai-mae and Minoo |
  | - | - | - |
  | 3, 4 | ■ Takarazuka Line | for Osaka-umeda |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | Hankyu Railway Takarazuka Line (HK-42) |||||
  | Mikuni (HK-41) | Local | Hattori-tenjin (HK-43) |
  | Semi-Express (Osaka-umeda-bound only): Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Express: Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Commuter Limited Express (Osaka-umeda-bound only): Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Limited Express (Nissei Express): Does not stop at this station |||||
  
  ## History
  
  Shōnai Station opened on 15 May 1951.
  
  Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-42.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,243 passengers daily
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Japan National Route 176
  * Tokuyukai General Sakamoto Hospital
  * Osaka College of Music
  