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Since 2024 is almost over, my plans for 2025 are simple, operate my first public display operation event, which is still in production for a 2025 February operation, so far, three engines are planning to operate at the event, KATO/Peco 009 Prince and Princess with a custom 009 engine(no photo yet)are participating, and maybe Palmerston or 009 Talyllyn will participate as well, while things are still being planned, the event operation will be on a loop operation passenger trains, while others are going to be on display. I'm treating this like a railway gala on narrow-gauge heritage railways, a PECO Ffestiniog Railway Bug Box has just arrived, and that rolling is participating at the engine. I'm planning to buy more coaches for my engines, and probably some slate wagons. For the rest of 2025, depending on how things go, I'd like to do monthly operation events if my first one does well, I'm also taking a break from going to Silver Age Comic Con and planning to operate my trains at Con for a Cause and SNAFU Con(an anime convention), with The Little Nevada(my layout)and my narrow gauge engines.

One of the faster turnarounds in Japan, I reckon. *additionally notice the peculiar to Hankyu practice of announcing the train arrival track using "~go sen" rather than the common "~ban sen". Apparently this is because the "ban sen" term is used only for rolling stock depot/coach yard tracks on this railway.

Interesting video describing the procedure for departing trains at this station. First, the departure warning bell(for down trains) or the single tone "buzzer" (for up trains) is sounded. Once all passengers have boarded, the platform supervisor activates the ト indicator visible above the platform. The guard then closes the doors, and once the red indicator lights on the train car bodies extinguish, the platform supervisor activates the O indicator located in the same housing as the ト indication. The guard then signals all clear with the cab buzzer, and the train departs. The first train shown is a terminating service, so the above procedure is better represented by the second train and subsequent trains. *I didn't know the departure warnings were different for up and down trains. This procedure is also followed at Yokohama Station, which also has platform supervisors working from elevated podiums.