Mukonosō Station (武庫之荘駅, Mukonosō-eki, station number: HK-07) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.[1]

Mukonosō Station

武庫之荘駅
General information
Location1-chōme-1 Minamimukonosō, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken 661-0033
Japan
Coordinates34°45′5.82″N 135°23′35.21″E / 34.7516167°N 135.3931139°E / 34.7516167; 135.3931139
Operated by Hankyu Railway.
Line(s) Hankyu Kobe Line
Distance12.3 km (7.6 mi) from Osaka-umeda
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeHK-07
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 October 1937 (1937-10-20)
Passengers
FY201939,375 daily
Services
Hankyu Railway Kōbe Main Line (HK 07)
Tsukaguchi (HK 06)   Local   Nishinomiya-kitaguchi (HK 08)
Tsukaguchi (HK 06)   Commutation Express   Nishinomiya-kitaguchi (HK 08)
others: Does not stop at this station
Location
Mukonosō Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Mukonosō Station
Mukonosō Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Mukonosō Station is located in Japan
Mukonosō Station
Mukonosō Station
Mukonosō Station (Japan)
Map

Lines edit

Mukonosō Station is served by the Hankyu Kobe Line, and is located 12.3 kilometres (7.6 miles) from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda.

Layout edit

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connect by both a footbridge and an underground passage.

Platforms edit

1  Kobe Line for Kobe (Kobe-sannomiya, Shinkaichi), Nishinomiya-kitaguchi, Kōyōen and Takarazuka
2  Kobe Line for Osaka (Umeda, Jūsō), Kyoto (Kawaramachi, Arashiyama), Itami, Kita-Senri and Minoo
Mukonosō Station layout

Tsukaguchi

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Nishinomiya-kitaguchi

History edit

Mukonosō Station opened on 20 October 1937.[2]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Mukonosō being designated as station number HK-07.[3]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 39,375 passengers daily[4]

Surrounding area edit

  • Nishimuko Park (Traffic park)
  • Amagasaki City North Library
  • Kansai Rosai Hospital
  • Kobe District Court Amagasaki Branch
  • College of Industrial Technorogy

Buses edit

Buses are operated by Hanshin Bus (Amagasaki City Line) .

North side
  • Bus stop 1
    • Route 45 for Muko-eigyosho via Mukonogo and Muko-motomachi
    • Route 46 for Muko-eigyosho via Mukonoso 3chome and Nishimuko
  • Bus stop 2
    • Route 40 for Miyanokita-danchi via Noma-nishi, Tokitomo and Joyo Junior High School
    • Route 41 for Miyanokita-danchi via Mukonogo, Muko Branch Office and Joyo Junior High School
    • Route 41-2 for Miyanokita-danchi via Mukonogo, Tomoyuki-nishiguchi and Joyo Junior High School
  • Bus stop 3
    • Route 48 for JR Amagasaki (south) via Kaminoshima, Tachibana Branch Office, Obamacho 2chome and Nishinagasu-hondori 2chome
    • Route 48-2 for JR Amagasaki (south) via Kaminoshima, Tachibana Branch Office and Obamacho 2chome
South side
  • Bus stop 4
  • Bus stop 5
    • Route 43,43-2 for Hanshin Amagasaki via Rosai Hospital, JR Tachibana, City Hall and Waterworks Bureau
    • Route 49 for Hanshin Deyashiki via Rosai Hospital, JR Tachibana, City Hall and Showadori 8chome
  • Bus stop 6
    • Route 43 for Miyanokita-danchi via Kinki Central Hospital, Noma-nishi, Tsunematsu and Nishikoya
    • Route 43-2 for Muko-eigyosho via Kinki Central Hospital, Noma-nishi, Tsunematsu and Muko Branch Office
    • Route 47,47-2 for Muko-eigyosho via Moribe Park and Nishimuko

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 曽根, 悟 (October 2010). "週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 大手私鉄" [Weekly History of all Railway Lines: Major private railways]. Weekly Asahi Encyclopedia (in Japanese). 12 (Hanshin Electric Railway Hankyu Electric Railway 2): 27–29. ISBN 978-4-02-340142-6.
  3. ^ "「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」4駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" ["Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  4. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links edit

  Media related to Mukonosō Station at Wikimedia Commons