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 | |
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| Location | Mikage-Yamate Itchome, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo （神戸市東灘区御影山手一丁目） Japan |
| Operated by | Hankyu Railway |
| Line(s) | Kōbe Main Line |
| History | |
| Opened | 1920 |
| 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.
- Fukadaike Park（深田池公園）
- Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum（白鶴美術館）
- KOSETSU Museum of Art（香雪美術館）
- Yuzuruha Shrine (5 minutes walk south, 弓弦羽神社)
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 | » | ||
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| 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
- Kobe city statistics Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine April 2008–March 2009. Number of boarding passengers.
- Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). Hankyū Sutēshon (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 93. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
- Mikage Station illustration by Hankyu (in Japanese) retrieved September 27, 2011.
- 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.
- Kodera House demolished in 2011
- Looking in at the legendary facility of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
- Kobe City Transportation Bureau