Yamanomachi Station (山の街駅, Yamanomachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).[1]

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Yamanomachi Station

山の街駅
Station building in 2018
General information
Location7-chōme-1 Midorimachi, Kita-ku, Kobe-shi Hyōgo-ken 651-1221
Japan
Coordinates34°44′47.94″N 135°9′10.49″E / 34.7466500°N 135.1529139°E / 34.7466500; 135.1529139
Operated by Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)
Line(s) Shintetsu Arima Line
Distance10.3 km (6.4 mi) from Minatogawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeKB08
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 March 1935 (1935-03-10)
Passengers
FY20192,227
Location
Yamanomachi Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
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Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Yamanomachi Station is located in Japan
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Map

Lines edit

Yamanomachi Station is served by the Shintetsu Arima Line, and is located 10.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Minatogawa and 10.7 kilometers from Shinkaichi.

Station layout edit

The station consists of two ground-level unnumbered side platforms, connected to the station building by a level crossing. The effective length of the platform is 4 cars. There are ticket gates on the north and south sides of the inbound platform and the ticket gate on the south side is directly connected to the roundabout where buses and taxis arrive and depart.

Platforms edit

station side    Shintetsu Arima Line for Shinkaichi
opposite side    Shintetsu Arima Line for Arima Onsen and Sanda

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Shintetsu Arima Line
Kita-Suzurandai   Special Rapid Express   Tanigami
Kita-Suzurandai   Express   Tanigami
Kita-Suzurandai   Semi-Express   Minotani
Kita-Suzurandai   Local   Minotani

History edit

The station was opened on November 28, 1928 as the Toge Signal Stop (峠信号所) and was elevated to full station status as Yamanomachi Station on March 10, 1935.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,227 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area edit

There is a residential area on the west side of the station.

  • Kobe Municipal Komidori Elementary School

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. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  • Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links edit

  Media related to Yamanomachi Station at Wikimedia Commons