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Okamoto Station (岡本駅, Okamoto-eki, station number: HK-11) is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.[1]
Okamoto Station 岡本駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Okamoto Gochome, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 658-0072 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°43′44.78″N 135°16′32.63″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Line(s) | ■ Hankyu Kobe Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 23.4 km (14.5 mi) from Osaka-umeda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | HK-11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 16 July 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY2019 | 28,105 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Okamoto Station is served by the Hankyū Kōbe Main Line, and is located 23.4 kilometres (14.5 miles) from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an underground passage.
1 | ■ Kobe Line | for Kobe-sannomiya, Shinkaichi and the Sanyo Railway Main Line |
2 | ■ Kobe Line | for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Ōsaka (Umeda), Kyōto and Takarazuka |
Okamoto Station opened on 16 July 1920.[2]
The level crossing on the station premises were removed in 1967 while the station building was reconstructed in 1979.[3]
The station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Kobe Line took 7 months to complete.[2]
Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Okamoto being designated as station number HK-11.[4]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,105 passengers daily[5]
In the area around Okamoto Station, there are two famous 'Bairin', spots to see plum flowers in early spring. Those are Okamoto Bairin and Hokura Bairin.
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