Mukogawa Station

Mukogawa Station

武庫川駅
Mukogawa Station west entrance in March 2025
General information
LocationMukogawacho, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken (Mukogawa Line)
1, Osho-nishimachi, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken (Main Line)
Japan
Coordinates34°43′06″N 135°22′58″E / 34.718431°N 135.382848°E / 34.718431; 135.382848
OperatorLogo for the Hanshin Electric Railway Hanshin
Lines
PlatformsMain Line: 2 side platforms
Mukogawa Line: 1 island platform
TracksMain Line: 2
Mukogawa Line: 2 (1 not in use)
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure type
Main Line: Elevated
Mukogawa Line: Ground
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeHS 12
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedApril 12, 1905 (1905-04-12)
Passengers
201929,867 (daily)[1]
Services
Preceding station Logo for the Hanshin Electric Railway Hanshin Following station
Amagasaki Center Pool-mae
HS 11
towards Osaka-Umeda
Main Line
Local
Naruo - Mukogawajoshidai-Mae
HS 13
towards Motomachi
Amagasaki
HS 09
towards Osaka-Umeda
Main Line
Morning Express
(weekdays)
Main Line
Express
Kōshien
HS 14
towards Motomachi
Main Line
Rapid Express
(except weekday mornings or evenings)
Terminus Mukogawa Line Higashi-Naruo
HS 53
Location
Mukogawa Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Mukogawa Station
Mukogawa Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Mukogawa Station is located in Japan
Mukogawa Station
Mukogawa Station
Location within Japan

Mukogawa Station (武庫川駅, Mukogawa-eki; station number: HS-12) is a passenger railway station located on the border between the cities of Amagasaki and Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Thus, the respective east and west entrances to the station are in different cities. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.[2][3]

Lines

Mukogawa Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is located 12.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Umeda. It is also the terminus of the 1.7 kilometer Hanshin Mukogawa Line.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms serving two tracks on a bridge over Mukogawa River for the Hanshin Main Line. The unnumbered dead-headed Mukogawa Line island platform is on the Nishinomiya (west) side of the bridge, perpendicular to the Main Line. One side of the platform is not in use.

Platforms

Main Line
1 ■ ■■Main Line for Amagasaki, Osaka-Umeda, Ōsaka Namba, and Nara
2 ■ ■■Main Line for Koshien, Kobe-Sannomiya, Akashi, and Himeji
Mukogawa Line
  ■ Mukogawa Line for Mukogawa-danchimae

History

Mukogawa Station opened on April 12, 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.[4]

Station numbering was introduced on April 1, 2014, with Mukogawa being designated as station number HS 12.[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 29,867 passengers daily.[6]

Surrounding area

  • Hyogo College of Medicine
  • Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  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. ↑ "Deyashiki Station in Hyogo: Railway Lines, Onsen, Events, Hotels | TravelTownsJP". www.traveltowns.jp. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  4. ↑ Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 46. ISBN 9784343006745.
  5. ↑ "阪神「三宮」を「神戸三宮」に駅名変更のうえ、駅ナンバリングを導入し、全てのお客さまに分かりやすい駅を目指します" [After changing the station name from Hanshin "Sannomiya" to "Kobe Sannomiya", Introduced station numbering, Aiming for a station that is easy for all customers to understand] (PDF). Hanshin News Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

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