title: Hotarugaike Station
text: # Hotarugaike Station
  
  Hotarugaike Station (蛍池駅, Hotarugaike-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway and by the Osaka Monorail.
  
  ## Lines
  
  Hotarugaike Station is served by the Hankyu Takarazuka Line, and is located 11.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda. It is also served by the Osaka Monorail Main Line and is 1.4 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Itami Airport.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The Hankyu portion of the station consists of two opposed side platforms connected by an elevated station building. The Osaka Monorail portion of the station consists of one elevated island platform on the third story of the station building. The ticket gate and concourse are on the 2nd floor, and are connected at this same level with the Hankyu portion of the station.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ Takarazuka Line | for Takarazuka |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2 | ■ Takarazuka Line | for Osaka-umeda |
  | 1 | ■ Osaka Monorail Main Line | for Senri-Chūō, Bampaku-kinen-kōen (Expo '70 Commemoration Park), Minami-Ibaraki and Kadoma-shi |
  | 2 | ■ Osaka Monorail Main Line | to Osaka Airport |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Hankyu Railway Takarazuka Line (HK-47) |||||
  | Toyonaka (HK-46) | | Local | | Ishibashi handai-mae (HK-48) |
  | Toyonaka (HK-46) | | Semi-Express (Osaka-umeda-bound only) | | Ishibashi handai-mae(HK-48) |
  | Toyonaka (HK-46) | | Express | | Ishibashi handai-mae(HK-48) |
  | Commuter Limited Express (Osaka-umeda-bound only): Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Limited Express (特急日生エクスプレス): Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Osaka Monorail Main Line (12) |||||
  | Osaka Airport (11) | Osaka Airport (11) | - | Shibahara-handai-mae (13) | Shibahara-handai-mae (13) |
  
  ## History
  
  Hotarugaike Station opened on 25 April 1910. The current station building was completed in 1994. Station numbering was introduced to all Hankyu stations on 21 December 2013 with this station being designated as station number HK-47.
  
  The platforms on the Osaka Monorail Main Line opened on 30 September 1994 as part of a 7.9 km (4.9 mi) extension west from Senri-Chūō Station.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the Hankyu station was used by an average of 44,426 passengers daily and the Osaka Monorail portion by 29,900 passengers daily.
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Hotarugaike Central Market
  * National Hospital Organization Osaka Toneyama Medical Center
  * Osaka Prefectural Toneyama Support School
  * Toyonaka Municipal Hotarugaike Elementary School
  