Yamamoto Station (Hyōgo)

Yamamoto Station (山本駅, Yamamoto-eki, station number: HK-52) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takarazuka Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.^[1]

Yamamoto Station 山本駅
Station building, October 2015
General information
Other names	Hirai
Location	1-chōme-1 Hirai, Takarazuka-shi, Hyōgo-ken 665-0816 Japan
Coordinates	34°49′18.94″N 135°23′18.49″E
Operated by	Hankyu Railway.
Line(s)	■ Hankyu Takarazuka Line
Distance	19.7 km (12.2 mi) from Osaka-umeda
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	HK-52
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 10, 1910 (1910-03-10)
Passengers
FY2016	19,285 daily
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Lines

Yamamoto Station is served by the Hankyu Takarazuka Line, and is located 19.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an underground passage, with the ticket gate also located underground, because the station is located at the foot of a mountain. In the square on the north side of the station, there is an underground bicycle parking lot and a bus and taxi stand.

Platforms

1	■ Takarazuka Line	for Takarazuka, Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Imazu and Kōbe
2	■ Takarazuka Line	for Ōsaka (Umeda), Minoo, Kyōto and Kita-Senri

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51)		Local		Nakayama-kannon (HK-53)
Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51)		Semi-Express (Umeda-bound only)		Nakayama-kannon (HK-53)
Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51)		Express		Nakayama-kannon (HK-53)

History

Yamamoto station opened on March 10, 1910, the day the Takarazuka Line started operation. Hirai Station opened October 23 the same year. On September 1, 1944, two stations were merged to a new station facility under the station name Yamamoto.

The name Hirai was however retained as a secondary name in response to the local community's request and the running in boards of the station also reads Hirai (平井) in parentheses and in small letters next to the official name Yamamoto.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 19,285 passengers daily^[3]

Surrounding area

• Aiai Park (about 5 minutes on foot)
• Itami City Aramaki Rose Park (about 20 minutes on foot)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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. Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. pp. 37, 38. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
3. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Yamamoto Station (Hyōgo) at Wikimedia Commons

• Yamamoto Station (Hankyu Railway) (in Japanese)