Woody Town Chūō Station

Woody Town Chūō Station (ウッディタウン中央駅, Uddi-taun Chūō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sanda, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).^[2]

KB33 Woody Town Chūō ウッディタウン中央駅
Woody Town Chūō Station building
General information
Location	1-102 Yurinokidai, Sanda-shi, Hyōgo-ken Japan
Coordinates	34°54′35.40″N 135°11′0.92″E
Elevation	200m
Operated by	Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)
Line(s)	Shintetsu Kōen-Toshi Line
Distance	5.5 km (3.4 mi) from Yokoyama
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	KB33
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 March 1996 (1996-03-28)
Passengers
2019	2,583[1]
Services
Preceding station Kobe Electric Railway Following station Terminus Kōen-Toshi Line Minami Woody Town KB32 towards Yokoyama
Location Woody Town Chūō Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Woody Town Chūō Station Woody Town Chūō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Woody Town Chūō Station is served by the Shintetsu Kōen-Toshi Line, and is located 2.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yokoyama and 4.3 kilometers from Sanda.

Station layout

The station consists of one deadheaded island platform serving two tracks. The effective length of the platform is five cars, but normally only three-car trains are operated. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1, 2

■ Koen-Toshi Line

for Sanda (Change trains at Yokoyama for Shinkaichi, Arima Onsen, Tanigami and Shin-Kobe)

History

The station opened on March 28, 1996 as the terminus of the Kōen-Toshi Line extension from Flower Town.^[3]

In 2001, the station was selected as one of Best 100 Stations in Kinki Region by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,583 passengers daily^[5]

Surrounding area

The station is part of the Kobe-Sanda International Park City, with the surrounding area both commercial and residential.

• ÆON Woody Town
• Century Plaza-mae Bus stop (for Kobe Airport, Sannomiya and others)
• Hyogo Prefectural Route 720 Techno Park Sanda Route

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "２０１９年度 移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）" (PDF). Kobe Electric Railway. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
2. 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.
3. Kobe Electric Railway Co., Ltd. "年譜" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
4. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. "近畿の駅百選" (PDF) (in Japanese). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved March 7, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
5. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌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

Media related to Woody Town Chuo Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official home page (in Japanese)