Taoji Station (田尾寺駅, Taoji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).[1]
KB23 Taoji Station 田尾寺駅 | |||||||
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 Station building in 2008 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Location | 7-chōme-1 Fujiwaradai Kitamachi, , Kita-ku, Kobe-shi Hyōgo-ken 651-1301 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°50′7.69″N 135°13′33.58″E / 34.8354694°N 135.2259944°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu) | ||||||
| Line(s) |  Shintetsu Sanda Line | ||||||
| Distance | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) from Arimaguchi | ||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||
| Station code | KB23 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | 28 December 1928 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2019 | 4697 | ||||||
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Lines
editTaoji Station is served by the Shintetsu Sanda Line, and is located 4.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Arimaguchi, 24.9 kilometers from Minatogawa and 25.3 kilometers from Shinkaichi.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building. The effective length of the platform is 4 cars, but there is space for extending the platform. The double track continuing from Okaba Station ends on the north side of the station.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Shintetsu Sanda Line
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for Yokoyama and Sanda |
| 2 | ■ Shintetsu Sanda Line
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for Arimaguchi and Minatogawa |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Shintetsu Sanda Line | ||||
| Okaba | Special Rapid Express | Nirō | ||
| Okaba | Express | Nirō | ||
| Okaba | Semi-Express | Nirō | ||
| Okaba | Local | Nirō | ||
History
editOn 18 December 1928, the station was opened with the opening of the Sanda Line.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,697 passengers daily[2]
Surrounding area
editThe area around the station is a residential area. Although it is located in Kobe, the station is also close to the city border with Nishinomiya and is used by many residents there.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
- ^ 養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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Media related to Taoji Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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