Hanshin-Kokudō Station

Railway station in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

■ Hankyu Imazu LineDistance8.6 km (5.3 mi) from TakarazukaPlatforms2 side platformsOther informationStation codeHK-22WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedMay 10, 1927 (1927-05-10)PassengersFY20192,438 daily

Location
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Hanshin-Kokudō Station (阪神国道駅, Hanshin-kokudō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishinomiya Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.^[1] The station name, meaning "Osaka–Kobe National Highway Station", is after Japan National Route 2 which passes near the station.

Lines

Hanshin-Kokudō Station is served by the Hankyu Imazu Line, and is located 8.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takarazuka and 0.9 kilometers from Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms, with the station building underneath.^[2]

Platforms

1	■ Imazu Line	for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Change at Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi for Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and Takarazuka
2	■ Imazu Line	for Imazu

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi		Local		Imazu

History

Hanshin-Kokudō Station opened on May 10, 1927, the year after the opening of the line between Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi and Imazu.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,438 passengers daily.^[3] It is the least-used station in the whole Hankyu network.

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 2
Nishinomiya Municipal Fukatsu Junior High School
Nishinomiya Municipal Fukatsu Elementary School

References

^ 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 Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 75. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.