Kobata Station (木幡駅, Kobata-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nishi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).
Kobata Station 木幡駅 | |||||
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 Kobata Station, December 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Kizu Oshibedanicho, Nishi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 651-2222 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°44′54″N 135°04′16″E / 34.748418°N 135.071049°E | ||||
| Operated by |  Kobe Electric Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | ■ Ao Line | ||||
| Distance | 8.1 km from Suzurandai | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
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| Other information | |||||
| Station code | KB45 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 June 1937 | ||||
| Previous names | Dentetsu Kobata (1952-1988) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 374 | ||||
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Lines edit
Kobata Station is served by the Ao Line and is 8.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Suzurandai and is 15.6 kilometers from Minatogawa and 16.0 kilometers from Shinkaichi.
Station layout edit
The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| station side | ■ Ao Line
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for Shijimi, Ebisu, Ono and Ao |
| opposite side | ■ Ao Line
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for Nishi-Suzurandai, Suzurandai and Shinkaichi |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Shintetsu Ao Line | ||||
| Kizu | Local | Sakae | ||
| Kizu | Semi-Express | Sakae | ||
| Nishi-Suzurandai | Express (running only for Shinkaichi) | Sakae | ||
| Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History edit
Kobata Station opened on June 15, 1937. It was renamed Dentetsu-Kobata Station (電鉄木幡駅) on October 1, 1952 but reverted to its original name on April 1, 1988.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 374 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Akihadai residential area
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 粟生線・駅別乗降人員<1日平均>の推移 [number of passengers getting on and off by Ao Line / station <daily average>] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe Electric Railway. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kobata Station.
- Official website (Kobe Electric Railway) (in Japanese)