Mukogawa Station (武庫川駅, Mukogawa-eki, station number: HS-13) is a passenger railway station located on the border between the cities of Amagasaki and Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Thus, the respective east and west entrances to the station are in different cities. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.[2][3]

Mukogawa Station

武庫川駅
entrance in Nishinomiya
General information
LocationMukogawacho, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken (Mukogawa Line)
1, Osho-nishimachi, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken (Main Line)
Japan
Coordinates34°43′06″N 135°22′58″E / 34.718431°N 135.382848°E / 34.718431; 135.382848
Operated by Hanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)
Hanshin Main Line

Hanshin Mukogawa Line

PlatformsMain Line: 2 side platforms
Mukogawa Line: 1 island platform
TracksMain Line: 2
Mukogawa Line: 2 (1 not in use)
Connections
Construction
Structure typeMain Line: Elevated
Mukogawa Line: Ground
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeHS 13
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 12, 1905 (1905-04-12)
Passengers
201929,867 (daily)[1]
Services
Hanshin Main Line (HS 12)
Amagasaki Center Pool-mae (HS 11)   Local   Naruo - Mukogawajoshidai-Mae (HS 13)
Amagasaki (HS 09)   Morning Express (weekdays)   Naruo - Mukogawajoshidai-Mae (HS 13)
Amagasaki (HS 09)   Express   Kōshien (HS 14)
Amagasaki (HS 09)   Rapid Express (except weekday mornings/evenings)   Kōshien (HS 14)
Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda bound trains only on weekdays): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express
Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Hanshin Mukogawa Line (HS 12)
Terminus   -   Higashi-Naruo (HS 53)
Location
Mukogawa Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Mukogawa Station
Mukogawa Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Mukogawa Station is located in Japan
Mukogawa Station
Mukogawa Station
Mukogawa Station (Japan)
Map

Lines edit

Mukogawa Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is located 12.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Umeda. It is also the terminus of the 1.7 kilometer Hanshin Mukogawa Line.

Layout edit

The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms serving two tracks on a bridge over Mukogawa River for the Hanshin Main Line. The unnumbered dead-headed Mukogawa Line island platform is on the Nishinomiya (west) side of the bridge, perpendicular to the Main Line. One side of the platform is not in use.

Platforms edit

Main Line
1  Main Line for Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara
2  Main Line for Koshien, Kobe Sannomiya, Akashi, and Himeji
Mukogawa Line
   Mukogawa Line for Mukogawa-danchimae

History edit

Mukogawa Station opened on April 12, 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.[4]

On 1 April 2014, station numbering with Naruo being designated as station number HS-12.[5]

Gallery edit

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 29,867 passengers daily[6]

Surrounding area edit

  • Hyogo College of Medicine
  • Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Deyashiki Station in Hyogo: Railway Lines, Onsen, Events, Hotels | TravelTownsJP". www.traveltowns.jp. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  4. ^ 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. 10 December 2012. p. 46. ISBN 9784343006745.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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 Mukogawa Station at Wikimedia Commons