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Railway station in Kobe, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Keisan Kagaku Center Station (計算科学センター駅, Keisan Kagaku Sentā Eki) is a railway station operated by Kobe New Transit in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan. It is located on Port Island and is served by the Port Island Line. The station name is taken from the nearby Riken Advanced Institute for Computational Science. The station is subtitled as Kobe Animal Kingdom, Fugaku Mae (神戸どうぶつ王国・「富岳」前), named after the nearby theme park and the supercomputer located in the institute.[1]
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Keisan Kagaku Center Station 計算科学センター駅 | |
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General information | |
Location | Chūō-ku, Kobe Japan |
Coordinates | 34°39′17″N 135°13′17″E |
Operated by | ![]() |
Line(s) | ![]() |
Distance | 5.4 km from Sannomiya[1] |
Platforms | 1 island platforms |
Construction | |
Structure type | Elevated |
Other information | |
Station code | P08 |
History | |
Opened | February 2, 2006 |
Previous names |
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Passengers | |
3,911 per day (2017)[2] |
The station was originally named Port Island Minami Station (ポートアイランド南駅).[3] On 1 July 2011, the station was renamed to K Computer Mae Station (京コンピュータ前駅, Kei Konpyūta Mae Eki) with the namesake of K computer, the supercomputer then being developed at the institute.[4] Following the decommissioning of K computer, the station was renamed to the current name on 19 June 2021.
Ridership per day [2] | |
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Year | Ridership |
2011 | 2,200 |
2012 | 2,230 |
2013 | 2,299 |
2014 | 2,845 |
2015 | 3,352 |
2016 | 3,545 |
2017 | 3,911 |
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Main line (Sannomiya–Kobe Airport) | ||||
Iryo Center | - | Kobe Airport |
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