Ōgi Station (Hyōgo) Explained

Ōgi Station
Native Name:青木駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kita-Ōgi 3-chome, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo
Country:Japan
Operator:Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Line:Main Line
Tracks:4
Code:HS 22
Opened:1905
Passengers:15,352 (daily)[1]
Pass Year:2019
Services Collapsible:yes

is an elevated station on the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line in Japan, with trains travelling east to Hanshin's terminal in (Osaka), and west to central Kobe (and). 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.

Layout

The station has four tracks with two island platforms.

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

History

Ōgi Station opened on April 12, 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.[2]

On January 17, 1995, the station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake. Service in the affected area was restored by June 26, 1995.[3]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Ōgi being designated as station number HS-22.[4]

Between April 2009 and November 2019, the line between Sumiyoshi Station and Ashiya Station underwent grade separation.[5] [6] The elevated westbound tracks opened for service in December 2015 while the eastbound tracks opened for service on November 30, 2019.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 . 2020 Handbook Hanshin . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211112064459/https://www.hanshin.co.jp/handbook/pdf/2020/handbook_all.pdf . 12 November 2021 . 27 February 2022 . Hanshin Railway Online . ja .
  2. Book: 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 . 2012-12-10 . 神戸新聞総合出版センター . 9784343006745 . Kobe, Japan . Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center . 37 . ja . All railway stations in Hyogo Private railways and public railways.
  3. Book: 不死鳥レールウェイ. 2010-01-17. 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 978-4-343-00537-3. 126. ja.
  4. Web site: 30 April 2014 . 阪神「三宮」を「神戸三宮」に駅名変更のうえ、駅ナンバリングを導入し、全てのお客さまに分かりやすい駅を目指します . After changing the station name from Hanshin "Sannomiya" to "Kobe Sannomiya", Introduced station numbering, Aiming for a station that is easy for all customers to understand . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210410181812/https://www.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/legacy_data/ir/data/SR201304304N1.pdf . 10 April 2021 . 27 February 2022 . Hanshin News Online . ja .
  5. Web site: 2019-11-01. 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. 2019-11-01. 神戸市都市局市街地整備部都市整備課. ja.
  6. Web site: 2019-11-01. 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~. 2019-11-01. 阪神電気鉄道(経営企画室・広報担当). ja.