Kasuganomichi Station (Hankyu) Explained

Kasuganomichi
Native Name:	春日野道
Native Name Lang:	ja
Type:	Train station
Address:	Chūō-ku, Kobe
Borough:	Hyōgo Prefecture
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.703°N 135.2053°W
Operator:	Hankyu Railway
Line:	Hankyū Kōbe Main Line
Code:	HK-15

is a train station in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

• Hankyu Railway
  • Kōbe Main Line

Layout

The station is served by a single island platform serving two tracks.

History

The station opened on 1 April 1936.^[1]

Operations were suspended from June 1945 until May 1946.^[2]

Kasuganomichi Station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Kobe Line took 7 months to complete.

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Kasuganomichi being designated as station number HK-15.^[3]

Upgrades were done to the station starting in November 2020 to promote universal design.^[4] This included the installation of elevators and accessible washrooms.

References

1. 曽根. 悟. October 2010. 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 大手私鉄. Weekly History of all Railway Lines: Major private railways. Weekly Asahi Encyclopedia. ja. 12 (Hanshin Electric Railway Hankyu Electric Railway 2). 27–29. 978-4-02-340142-6.
2. Book: 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道. Kobe Newspaper General Publishing Center. 2012. 9784343006745. Japan. ja. All railway stations in Hyogo Private railways and public railways.
3. Web site: 30 April 2013. 「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」４駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します. "Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427234925/http://megalodon.jp/ref/2013-1215-0920-39/holdings.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/ir/data/ER201304306N1.pdf. 27 April 2016. 19 February 2022. Hankyu Corporation Online. PDF.
4. Web site: 6 November 2020 . 阪急神戸線春日野道駅でバリアフリー化工事を実施%20〜エレベータや可動式ホーム柵などを設置へ . Barrier-free construction at Kasuganomichi Station on the Hankyu Kobe Line% 20-Installation of elevators and movable platform fences . https://web.archive.org/web/20210303231137/https://railf.jp/news/2020/11/06/010000.html . 3 March 2021 . 26 February 2022 . Japan Railfan Magazine Online . ja.

External links

• Station website (in Japanese)