This is a video of trains arriving, departing, and passing through Takatsuki Station on the JR Kyoto Line (Tokaido Main Line) during the weekday evening rush hour (17:00-20:00). The video shows the Special Rapid Service, rapid service, local trains, and the Kyoto-bound "Haruka" train stopping at the station, as well as the limited express "Thunderbird," the Kansai Airport-bound "Haruka," "Raku-Raku Harima," "Raku-Raku Biwako," "Hida," "Super Hakuto," "Kuroshio," and "Konotori" (out-of-service), and freight trains passing through.
Most of the limited express trains pass through the station, but the Kyoto-bound "Haruka" stops at this time.
Most of the "Haruka" trains are "Hello Kitty Haruka" trains, but of the two Kyoto-bound "Haruka" trains that stopped, the first six cars were not decorated with Hello Kitty.
You can also hear the music horn on the first "Haruka" train without a wrapping.
Since the timetable change in March 2024, the "Raku-Raku Harima" has started departing and arriving at Kyoto, so it can now be seen at Takatsuki Station. The "Raku-Raku Biwako" also now runs to Maibara during this time period.
The "Hida" is a new HC85 series train that began running in Osaka in March 2023.
The special rapid service is also shown in the picture as an A-seat coupled train.
During this time period, half of the local trains coming from Osaka turn around at Takatsuki Station, and after arriving, they enter the siding on the Kyoto side, then turn around and enter the platform for Osaka.
The outer platforms 1 and 6 are through/stop platforms for special rapid service and express trains, and of the inner island platforms 2, 3, and 4 and 5, the innermost platforms 3 and 4 are for local trains (stopping at every station), and 2 and 5 are for rapid service (local trains east of Takatsuki).
Platforms 1 and 6 (for special rapid service and limited express trains) have rope-operated platform doors, while other platforms have standard platform doors.
00:00 Haruka No Wrapping 1a (Arrives bound for Kyoto)
00:22 Haruka No Wrapping 1b (Music Horn Departs bound for Kyoto)
01:02 Thunderbird 1 (Bound for Tsuruga)
01:19 All trains
02:57 Special Rapid Service A-seat 1 (Bound for Kusatsu)
04:26 All trains
05:40 Kounotori Out-of-service 1
06:01 All trains
08:18 Hello Kitty Haruka 1 (Bound for Kansai Airport)
08:31 All trains
10:55 Thunderbird 2 (Bound for Osaka)
11:13 All trains
13:02 Kuroshio (Bound for Shirahama)
13:15 All trains
18:17 Hello Kitty Haruka 2 (Stops bound for Kyoto)
19:32 Thunderbird 3 (Bound for Tsuruga)
20:06 All trains
22:43 Special Rapid Service A-seat 2 (Bound for Yasu)
24:02 Each train
25:55 Kounotori Out-of-service 2
26:21 Each train
28:46 Haruka No wrapping 2 (Stops, bound for Kyoto)
30:22 Each train
31:25 Thunderbird 4 (Bound for Tsuruga)
32:04 Each train
34:58 Freight train
35:23 Special rapid service A-seat combined 3 (Bound for Aboshi)
37:09 Hello Kitty Haruka 3 (Bound for Kansai Airport)
37:31 Hello Kitty Haruka 4 (Stops, bound for Kyoto)
38:52 Each train
41:04 Hida (Bound for Osaka)
41:17 Rakuraku Biwako (Bound for Maibara)
41:31 Each train
44:20 Rakuraku Harima (Bound for Aboshi)
44:36 Hello Kitty Haruka 5 (Stops, bound for Kyoto)
45:35 Each train
46:00 Super Hakuto (bound for Kyoto) 46:22 Local trains