Mukogawa Station
Mukogawa Station (武庫川駅, Mukogawa-eki) is a train station in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Mukogawa Station 武庫川駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Mukogawacho, Nishinomiya (Mukogawa Line) 1, Osho-nishimachi, Amagasaki (Main Line) Hyōgo （兵庫県西宮市武庫川町（武庫川線） 兵庫県尼崎市大庄西町1（本線）） Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°43′06″N 135°22′58″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | Main Line: 2 side platforms Mukogawa Line: 1 Island platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Main Line: 2 Mukogawa Line: 2 (1 not in use) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Main Line: Elevated Mukogawa Line: Ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | HS 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 29,867 (daily)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Main Line platforms are on a bridge over Mukogawa which forms the border between Amagasaki and Nishinomiya. Thus, the respective east and west entrances to the station are in different cities. The Mukogawa Line platforms are on the Nishinomiya (west) side of the bridge, perpendicular to the Main Line.
Lines
- Hanshin Electric Railway
Layout
- Main Line - 2 side platforms serving a track each over Mukogawa River
| 1 | ■ ■■Main Line | for Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara |
| 2 | ■ ■■Main Line | for Koshien, Kobe Sannomiya, Akashi, and Himeji |
- Mukogawa Line - an island platform serving 2 tracks one of which is not in use
| ■ Mukogawa Line | for Mukogawa-danchimae |
History
Mukogawa Station opened on April 12, 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.[2]
On 1 April 2014, station numbering with Naruo being designated as station number HS-12.[3]
Gallery
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Main Line platforms in July 2015.jpg.webp)
Mukogawa Line platforms.jpg.webp)
Mukogawa Line ticketing area.jpg.webp)
Pedestrian Bridge across the Mukogawa River along the south-facing side of the westbound platform on the Main Line.jpg.webp)
East exit ticketing area
Mukogawa Station in the 1950s
References
- "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (pdf). Hanshin Railway Online. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2012-12-10. p. 46. ISBN 9784343006745.
- "阪神「三宮」を「神戸三宮」に駅名変更のうえ、駅ナンバリングを導入し、全てのお客さまに分かりやすい駅を目指します" [After changing the station name from Hanshin "Sannomiya" to "Kobe Sannomiya", Introduced station numbering, Aiming for a station that is easy for all customers to understand] (PDF). Hanshin News Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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