Settsu-shi Station
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is a railway station on the Hankyū Kyōto Main Line in Settsu, Osaka
, Japan
. The newest station of the Hankyu
system as of 2010 was built for a redevelopment area and is designed as the country's first ever carbon neutral station.
The station is served by local trains on the Kyōto Main Line. All higher types of trains pass the station.
per year. To make the station carbon neutral, the railway company would reduce this figure by 35 tons by technical measures such as usage of solar power, regeneration by elevators, and reduction of water usage. The remaining 30 tons would be offset by purchase of carbon credit and so forth.
Settsu, Osaka
is a city located in Osaka, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 84,278 and the density of 5,664 persons per km². The total area is 14.88 km².-Railways:*West Japan Railway Company**JR Kyoto Line: Senrioka Station*Hankyu Railway...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The newest station of the Hankyu
Hankyu Railway
is a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka...
system as of 2010 was built for a redevelopment area and is designed as the country's first ever carbon neutral station.
Line
- Hankyu RailwayHankyu Railwayis a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka...
- Kyōto Main Line
The station is served by local trains on the Kyōto Main Line. All higher types of trains pass the station.
Layout
The station has two side platforms, connected each other by an underground passage, serving two tracks. Each platform has a ticket gate that serves each side of the station.Carbon neutrality
The station was featured as the first ever carbon neutral railway station in Japan. According to an estimate in 2008, the station would emit 65 tons of carbon dioxideCarbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...
per year. To make the station carbon neutral, the railway company would reduce this figure by 35 tons by technical measures such as usage of solar power, regeneration by elevators, and reduction of water usage. The remaining 30 tons would be offset by purchase of carbon credit and so forth.