Yamamoto Station (Hyōgo)

Yamamoto Station (山本駅, Yamamoto-eki, station number: HK-52) is a railway station in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line operated by the Hankyu Railway.

Yamamoto Station

山本駅
Station building, October 2015
Other namesHirai
LocationTakarazuka, Hyōgo
Japan
Operated byHankyu Corporation
Line(s)Hankyu Takarazuka Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeHK-52
History
OpenedMarch 10, 1910 (1910-03-10)

The running in boards of the station also reads Hirai (平井), the name of the station merged to this station in 1944, in parentheses and in small letters next to the official name Yamamoto.[1]

Line

Layout

Two side platforms serve a track each on the first floor. Ticket gates are located under the ground level.

1 ■ Takarazuka Line for Takarazuka, Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Imazu and Kōbe
2 ■ Takarazuka Line for Ōsaka (Umeda), Minoo, Kyōto and Kita-Senri

History

The station opened on March 10, 1910, the day the Takarazuka Line started operation. Hirai Station opened October 23 the same year. On September 1, 1944, two stations were merged to a new station facility under the station name Yamamoto. The name Hirai was however retained in parentheses in response to the local community's request.[1]

Adjacent stations
« Service »
Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51)   Local   Nakayama-kannon (HK-53)
Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51)   Semi-Express (Umeda-bound only)   Nakayama-kannon (HK-53)
Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51)   Express   Nakayama-kannon (HK-53)

See also

References
  1. Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. pp. 37, 38. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.


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