Tsurugaoka Station

Tsurugaoka Station (鶴ヶ丘駅, Tsurugaoka-eki) is a railway station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Hanwa Line in Nishi-Tanabecho Nichome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. When the platforms and the tracks were located on the ground, the station was located in Yamasaka Gochome, Higashisumiyoshi-ku. It is administrated by Sakaishi Station.

Tsurugaoka Station 鶴ヶ丘駅
Concourse of the station
General information
Location	3-18, Nishi-Tanabechō Nichome, Abeno, Osaka, Osaka （大阪市阿倍野区西田辺町二丁目3-18） Japan
Coordinates	34°37′3.8″N 135°30′59.81″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Hanwa Line
Platforms	2 Island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections
Other information
Station code	JR-R23
History
Opened	1938
Previous names	Hanwa Tsurugaoka; Nankai Tsurugaoka (until 1944)
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Nagai towards Wakayama Hanwa Line Local Minami-Tanabe towards Tennoji
Location

This station has been decorated Cerezo Osaka association football team color, logo and players since 2009 as it is the nearest station to Nagai Park, Nagai Stadium and Nagai Ball Gall Field (Kincho Stadium), the home of Cerezo.^[1]

Layout

When the station was located on the ground level, it had two side platforms serving 1 track each. After the elevation (northbound in 2004, southbound in 2006), it has two island platforms serving two tracks each.

1, 2	■ Hanwa Line	for Tennoji
3, 4	■ Hanwa Line	for Otori, Hineno and Wakayama

Surroundings

• Nagai Park
  • Nagai Stadium
  • Nagai Ball Gall Field (Kincho Stadium)
• Sharp Corporation
• Nishitanabe Station (Osaka Municipal Subway Midosuji Line)

History

• 1938 - Station opened

• March 2018 - Station numbering was introduced with Tsurugaoka being assigned station number JR-R23.^[2][3]