Ōgi Station (Hyōgo)

Ōgi Station (青木駅, Ōgi-eki) is an elevated station on the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line in Japan, with trains travelling east to Hanshin's terminal in Umeda (Osaka), and west to central Kobe (Motomachi and Sannomiya). At Motomachi, number of limited express trains carry on along the Sanyo Railway to Himeji city. This section of the track will be elevated, in keeping with the majority of the line.

Ōgi Station

青木駅
LocationKita-Ōgi 3-chome, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo
（神戸市東灘区北青木三丁目）
Japan
Coordinates34°43′01″N 135°16′50″E
Operated byHanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)Main Line
Connections
    History
    Opened1905
    Passengers
    200914,299 daily

    Layout

    The station has four tracks with two island platforms.

    1 ■ ■Main Line for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara
    2 ■ ■Main Line for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara
    3 ■ Main Line for Sannomiya, Kosoku Kobe, Akashi, and Himeji
    4 ■ Main Line used for dead-head trains

    On the days of the events at Hanshin Koshien Stadium, trains stand by at Line 1 and go to Koshien Station to be extra trains for Umeda.

    Surroundings
    • Sunshine Wharf Kobe (サンシャインワーフ神戸)

    Passenger numbers

    In 2005, its average usage was 14,239 passengers per day.

    Adjacent stations
    « Service »
    Hanshin Railway Main Line
    Fukae   Local   Uozaki
    Ashiya   Morning Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only)   Terminus
    Express (1 Mikege-bound train only): Does not stop at this station
    Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
    Fukae   Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only)   Uozaki
    Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
    Direct Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

    History

    Ōgi Station opened on April 12, 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.[1]

    On January 17, 1995, the station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake. Service in the affected area was restored by June 26, 1995.[2]

    Between April 2009 and November 2019, the line between Sumiyoshi Station and Ashiya Station underwent grade separation.[3][4] The elevated westbound tracks opened for service in December 2015 while the eastbound tracks opened for service on November 30, 2019.

    References
    1. Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2012-12-10. p. 37. ISBN 9784343006745.
    2. 不死鳥レールウェイ (in Japanese). 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2010-01-17. p. 126. ISBN 978-4-343-00537-3.
    3. "神戸市：阪神本線住吉・芦屋間連続立体交差事業　魚崎駅～芦屋駅間　上り線高架切替え" (in Japanese). 神戸市都市局市街地整備部都市整備課. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
    4. "阪神本線住吉・芦屋間連続立体交差事業 11月30日始発から魚崎駅～芦屋駅間上り線を高架に切替え ～これにより、神戸市内の11か所の踏切がなくなります～" (PDF) (in Japanese). 阪神電気鉄道（経営企画室・広報担当）. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
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