Mikage Station (Hankyu)

Mikage Station (御影駅, Mikage-eki) is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kōbe Main Line in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Mikage Station

御影駅
LocationMikage-Yamate Itchome, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo
（神戸市東灘区御影山手一丁目）
Japan
Operated byHankyu Railway
Line(s)Kōbe Main Line
History
Opened1920
Passengers
[1]3,409,000

History

The station opened on July 16, 1920, simultaneously with the opening of the Kobe Main Line.[2]

Layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks. The south ticket gate is underground and connected with each platform by each stairs and each elevator. The north gate is accessible and is directly connected to the east-bound platform.[3]

south side ■ Kobe Line for Kobe-sannomiya, Shinkaichi, and the Sanyo Railway Main Line
north side ■ Kobe Line for Osaka (Umeda), Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Kyoto, and Takarazuka

West of the station is a short siding between the two tracks for train up to six cars. From April 7, 1968 to February 14, 1998, trains of Sanyo Electric Railway operated on the Hankyu line between Sannomiya and Rokkō used this siding to change the direction. Presently it is regularly used by out-of-service trains (forwarding of additional cars for peak hours).[4]

Environs

North of the station features a beautiful lake (Fukadaike Park). Fishing is allowed. Commercial facilities near the station include two convenient stores (Lawson), a book shop and a bakery. There were and are magnificent mansions such as former Kodera house,[5] the one built by the founding family of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company[6] and so on.

Bus transport

In front of the station is a bus that goes to Rokko Island (220 Yen)

Route 19 of Kobe City Bus for Mikage Station (Hanshin) is available from here. (Adults: 210 Yen, Children: 110 Yen)[7]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hankyu Railway Kōbe Main Line
Okamoto (HK-11)   Local   Rokko (HK-13)
Okamoto (HK-11)   Commutation Express   Rokko (HK-13)
Okamoto (HK-11)   Express   Rokko (HK-13)
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Morning Commutation Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Extra Limited Express (Kosoku Kobe - Arashiyama): Does not stop at this station

References
  1. Kobe city statistics Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine April 2008–March 2009. Number of boarding passengers.
  2. Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). Hankyū Sutēshon (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 93. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
  3. Mikage Station illustration by Hankyu (in Japanese) retrieved September 27, 2011.
  4. Yukawa, Tetsuji. 阪急電鉄 列車運転の興味 [Hankyu Railway: Interesting points of train operation]. The Railway Pictorial (in Japanese). Tokyo: Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. 837 (August 2010 Extra): 211.
  5. Kodera House demolished in 2011
  6. Looking in at the legendary facility of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
  7. Kobe City Transportation Bureau


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