is a tram stop 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.
History 1911-12-01: Higashi-Kohama Station opens with the opening of the Hankai Tramway 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 Nippon Railway 1947-06-01: The line (along with the station) is transferred to Nankai Electric 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 (Osakakō-Yao Route) is about 550m north.
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