Arima Onsen Station

Arima Onsen Station (有馬温泉駅, Arima Onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Shintetsu Arima Line located near Arima Onsen, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the end point of the line.[1] It is the highest station of Kobe Electric Railway at an elevation of 357 meters, as well as its easternmost station.

Arima Onsen Station

有馬温泉駅
Arima Onsen Station
Location266-2, Arima-chō Aza Utsugidani, Kita, Kobe, Hyōgo
（神戸市北区有馬町字ウツギ谷266-2）
Japan
Coordinates34°47′58″N 135°14′45″E
Operated byKobe Electric Railway
Line(s)Arima Line
ConnectionsBus terminal
History
Opened1928

History
  • November 28, 1928 - Station opened as the terminus of the Kobe Arima Electric Railway under the name "Arima Station" (有馬駅, Arima-eki).[1][2]
  • 1929, May or earlier - Station renamed to its current name, Arima Onsen Station.[1][3]
  • January 9, 1947 - Kobe Arima Electric Railway, the station's owner, merges with Miki Electric Railway into Kamiari Miki Electric Railway, today's Kobe Electric Railway.
  • October 31, 1989 - The current station building is completed.[1]

Station layout
Arimaonsen Station platform

The station has a single island platform with two tracks, each of which can hold a four-car train. Both tracks are used interchangeably. The station building is next to the buffer stops.[1] The original Art Nouveau-style station building was renovated into its current form in 1989.

A freight siding used to exist next to track 2, but has been replaced by a parking lot.

Two three-car trains are stabled at the station at night.

Usage

The following table shows the average number of daily passengers.[4]

Year Average daily passengers
2007 1,546
2008 1,518
2009 1,463
2010 1,493
2011 1,522
2012 1,562
2013 1,562
2014 1,608
2015 1,702
2016 1,622
2017 1,616
2018 1,477

Lines

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Shintetsu Arima Line
Arimaguchi   Semi-Express   Terminus
Arimaguchi   Local   Terminus

References
  1. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄. 神戸新聞総合出版センター. December 10, 2012. p. 170. ISBN 9784343006745.
  2. Sone, Satoru (June 19, 2011). "神戸電鉄・能勢電鉄・北条鉄道・北近畿タンゴ鉄道". 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄. 14: 11-13.
  3. Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳. 新潮社. p. 56.
  4. "Kobe City Statistics". Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
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