Yamamoto Station (山本駅, Yamamoto-eki, station number: HK-52) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takarazuka Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.[1]
Yamamoto Station 山本駅 | |||||||
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_IMG_6985r_R_20151010.JPG) Station building, October 2015 | |||||||
| General information | |||||||
| Other names | Hirai | ||||||
| Location | 1-chōme-1 Hirai, Takarazuka-shi, Hyōgo-ken 665-0816 Japan | ||||||
| Coordinates | 34°49′18.94″N 135°23′18.49″E / 34.8219278°N 135.3884694°E | ||||||
| Operated by |  Hankyu Railway. | ||||||
| Line(s) | ■ Hankyu Takarazuka Line | ||||||
| Distance | 19.7 km (12.2 miles) from Osaka-umeda | ||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||
| Other information | |||||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||||
| Station code | HK-52 | ||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||
| History | |||||||
| Opened | March 10, 1910 | ||||||
| Passengers | |||||||
| FY2016 | 19,285 daily | ||||||
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Lines
editYamamoto Station is served by the Hankyu Takarazuka Line, and is located 19.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda.
Layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an underground passage, with the ticket gate also located underground, because the station is located at the foot of a mountain. In the square on the north side of the station, there is an underground bicycle parking lot and a bus and taxi stand.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Takarazuka Line | for Takarazuka, Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Imazu and Kōbe |
| 2 | ■ Takarazuka Line | for Ōsaka (Umeda), Minoo, Kyōto and Kita-Senri |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51) | Local | Nakayama-kannon (HK-53) | ||
| Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51) | Semi-Express (Umeda-bound only) | Nakayama-kannon (HK-53) | ||
| Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51) | Express | Nakayama-kannon (HK-53) | ||
History
editYamamoto station opened on March 10, 1910, the day the Takarazuka Line started operation. Hirai Station opened October 23 the same year. On September 1, 1944, two stations were merged to a new station facility under the station name Yamamoto.
The name Hirai was however retained as a secondary name in response to the local community's request and the running in boards of the station also reads Hirai (平井) in parentheses and in small letters next to the official name Yamamoto.[2]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,285 passengers daily[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Aiai Park (about 5 minutes on foot)
- Itami City Aramaki Rose Park (about 20 minutes on foot)
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.
- ^ Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. pp. 37, 38. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
- ^ 養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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Media related to Yamamoto Station (Hyōgo) at Wikimedia Commons
- Yamamoto Station (Hankyu Railway) (in Japanese)
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