Mikage Station (Hankyu) Explained

Mikage Station
Native Name:御影駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-chōme-1 Mikage, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken Hyogo 658-0047
Country:Japan
Operator: Hankyu Railway.
Line: Hankyu Kobe Line
Distance:25.6km (15.9miles) from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Code:HK-12
Status:Staffed
Passengers:10,350
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Ashiyagawa Station
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.[1]

Lines

Mikage Station is served by the Hankyū Kōbe Main Line, and is located 25.6km (15.9miles) from the terminus of the line at .

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.[2] 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 and used this siding to change the direction. Presently it is regularly used by out-of-service trains (forwarding of additional cars for peak hours).[3]

Platforms

History

Mikage Station opened on 16 July 1920, simultaneously with the opening of the Kobe Main Line.[4]

The pocket track west of the station was completed in 1968.[5]

The station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Kobe Line took 7 months to complete.[6]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Mikage being designated as station number HK-12.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,350 passengers daily[8]

Surrounding area

North of the station features a beautiful lake (Fukadaike Park) a book shop and a bakery.There were and are magnificent mansions such as former Kodera house,[9] the one built by the founding family of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company[10] and so on.

Bus transport

In front of the station is a bus that goes to Rokko Island (220 Yen)

Route 19 of Kobe City Busfor Mikage Station (Hanshin) is available from here. (Adults: 210 Yen, Children: 110 Yen)[11] 34.7247°N 135.2525°W

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク. All stations in Hyogo Prefecture. Japanese. 2011. Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 978-4-343-00602-8.
  2. http://rail.hankyu.co.jp/station/pdf/map/mikage.pdf Mikage Station illustration
  3. Yukawa, Tetsuji. ja:阪急電鉄 列車運転の興味. Hankyu Railway: Interesting points of train operation. The Railway Pictorial. 837. August 2010 Extra. 211. Denkisha Kenkyūkai Tetsudōtosho Kankōkai. Tokyo. Japanese.
  4. Book: Hankyu Corporation. Hankyū Sutēshon. April 2001. Hankyu Corporation. 4-89485-051-6. Osaka. 93. Japanese.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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. 20 February 2022. Hankyu Corporation Online. PDF.
  8. Web site: https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kk11/oshirase-sougoude-ta/toukeisho30.html. ja:���������������������養父市統計書 . Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook. 2019. Hyogo Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.
  9. https://matome.naver.jp/m/odai/2142112757746212401/2142138026998717103 Kodera House demolished in 2011
  10. https://consult.nikkeibp.co.jp/shunenjigyo-labo/company_research/C3-05/ Looking in at the legendary facility of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
  11. http://www.city.kobe.lg.jp/life/access/transport/foreign/english/index.html Kobe City Transportation Bureau