Woody Town Chūō Station (ウッディタウン中央駅, Uddi-taun Chūō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sanda, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).[2]
KB33 Woody Town Chūō ウッディタウン中央駅 | |||||||||||
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 Woody Town Chūō Station building | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 1-102 Yurinokidai, Sanda-shi, Hyōgo-ken Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°54′35.40″N 135°11′0.92″E / 34.9098333°N 135.1835889°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 200m | ||||||||||
| Operated by |  Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Shintetsu Kōen-Toshi Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) from Yokoyama | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | KB33 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 28 March 1996 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 2,583[1] | ||||||||||
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Lines
editWoody Town Chūō Station is served by the Shintetsu Kōen-Toshi Line, and is located 2.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yokoyama and 4.3 kilometers from Sanda.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one deadheaded island platform serving two tracks. The effective length of the platform is five cars, but normally only three-car trains are operated. The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1, 2 | ■ Koen-Toshi Line | for Sanda (Change trains at Yokoyama for Shinkaichi, Arima Onsen, Tanigami and Shin-Kobe) |
History
editThe station opened on March 28, 1996 as the terminus of the Kōen-Toshi Line extension from Flower Town.[3]
In 2001, the station was selected as one of Best 100 Stations in Kinki Region by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.[4]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,583 passengers daily[5]
Surrounding area
editThe station is part of the Kobe-Sanda International Park City, with the surrounding area both commercial and residential.
- ÆON Woody Town
- Century Plaza-mae Bus stop (for Kobe Airport, Sannomiya and others)
- Hyogo Prefectural Route 720 Techno Park Sanda Route
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "２０１９年度 移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）" (PDF). Kobe Electric Railway. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kobe Electric Railway Co., Ltd. "年譜" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. "近畿の駅百選" (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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 Woody Town Chuo Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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