Mikage Station (Hanshin)
Mikage Station 御影駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Mikage Station north entrance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Mikage Hommachi 1-chome, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 658-0046 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°42′53″N 135°15′20″E / 34.7148377°N 135.2556252°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Hanshin Main Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 25.7 km (16.0 mi) from Umeda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | HS 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 12 April 1905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 13,142 (daily) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mikage Station (御影駅, Mikage-eki, station number: HS-25) is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.[1]
Lines
[edit]Mikage Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is located 25.7 kilometres (16.0 miles) from the terminus of the line at Umeda.
Layout
[edit]The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. Part of the platform crosses the Ishiya River. Since the platforms are on a sharp curve (radius 140 m (460 ft) to 160 m (520 ft)), the speed through the premises is limited to 35 km/h (22 mph). The gap between the stopped train and the platform is partially wide, and the width of the platform itself is narrow, making it a particularly dangerous station among Hanshin stations. Due to the narrow width of the platform, there is no waiting room. There is only one ticket gate on the ground level.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ Main Line | limited express trains for Amagasaki and Osaka (Umeda) Change trains at Amagasaki for Namba and Nara |
2 | ■ Main Line | local trains for Amagasaki and Osaka (Umeda) Change trains at Amagasaki for Namba and Nara |
3 | ■ Main Line | limited express trains for Sannomiya, Kosoku Kobe, Shinkaichi, Suma, Akashi, and Himeji |
4 | ■ Main Line | local trains for Sannomiya and Kosoku Kobe |
Gallery
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The station in 1910, before the tracks were grade separated and elevated in 1929[2]
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Abandoned freight platforms seen in 2008
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Platforms seen in 2008
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An eastbound local train alighting at platform 2
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View of the bus terminal
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A westbound Kintetsu train on track 3
History
[edit]Mikage Station opened on the Hanshin Main Line on 12 April 1905.[3]
It was grade-separated and elevated along with the other stations on the line in July 1929.[2]
Service was suspended owing to the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Hanshin Main Line took 7 months to complete.[3]
Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Mikage being designated as station number HS-25.[4]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 13,142 passengers daily[5]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Route 2 (国道2号) - Arterial route from Osaka to Fukuoka
- Mikage Classe (御影クラッセ) (Hankyu Oasis Mikage, Hanshin Mikage, etc.)
- Yuzuruha Shrine (15 minutes walk north, 弓弦羽神社)
- Higashinada Police Station (東灘警察署)
- Hyogo Prefectural Mikage High School (兵庫県立御影高等学校)
- Kobe Municipal Mikage Junior High School (神戸市立御影中学校)
- Kobe Municipal Mhkage Elementary School (神戸市立御影小学校)
- Morozoff Limited Kansai Branch (former headquarters)
Buses
[edit]- Departing from the north side
- Route 16 for JR Rokkomichi (JR六甲道), Hankyu Rokko, Kobe University Faculty of Intercultural Studies (神大国際文化学部前), and Rokko Cable Car Station
- Route 19 for Hankyu Mikage (阪急御影), Konan Hospital (甲南病院前), Kamokogahara (鴨子ヶ原) and Sumiyoshi Primary School attached to Kobe University (神大附属小学校前)
- Route 36 for JR Rokkomichi (JR六甲道), Hankyu Rokko, Kobe University Main Gate and Tsurukabuto-danchi (鶴甲団地)
- Route 38 for Higashinada Ward Office, Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum and Uzumoridai
- Route 39 for JR Sumiyoshi, Hankyu Mikage, Konan Hospital, Kamokogahara and Sumiyoshi Primary School attached to Kobe University
- Departing from the south side
- Route 33 for Higashinada Ward Office, Okamoto and JR Konan-Yamate
- Route 35 for Higashinada Ward Office and Uozaki
- Route 39 for JR Sumiyoshi, Hankyu Mikage, Konan Hospital, Kamokogahara and Sumiyoshi Primary School attached to Kobe University
Kobe Ferry Bus
[edit]- West side of Mikage Station, in front of Lawson Store 100
- For Rokko Island Ferry Terminal and Rokko Passenger Ship Terminal
Kobe Minato Kanko
[edit]- West side of Mikage Station (northbound), in front of Morozoff Limited Kansai Branch
- For Hankyu Mikage, Okamoto and Shukugawa Green Town (Hankyu Shukugawa)
- West side of Mikage Station (southbound), north of Edition appliance store Mikage
- For Rokko Island
See also
[edit]References
[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.
- ^ a b 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道. 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 34. ISBN 9784343006745.
- ^ a b 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [All railway stations in Hyogo Private railways and public railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe Newspaper General Publishing Center. 2012. 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.
- ^ "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
External links
[edit] Media related to Mikage Station (Hanshin) at Wikimedia Commons
- Mikage Station website (in Japanese)