Mikage Station (Hanshin) Explained

Mikage Station
Native Name:	御影駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Mikage Hommachi 1-chome, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 658-0046
Country:	Japan
Operator:	Hanshin Electric Railway
Line:	Hanshin Main Line
Distance:	25.7km (16miles) from
Platforms:	2 island platforms
Code:	HS 25
Passengers:	13,142 (daily)
Pass Year:	FY2019
Map Type:	Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Ishiyagawa 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 Hanshin Electric Railway.^[1]

Lines

Mikage Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is located 25.7km (16miles) from the terminus of the line at .

Layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. Part of the platform crosses the Ishiya River. Since the platforms are on a sharp curve (radius 140m (460feet) to 160m (530feet)), the speed through the premises is limited to 35km/h. The gap between the stopped train and the platform is partially wide, and the width of the platform itself is narrow, making it a particularly dangerous station among Hanshin stations. Due to the narrow width of the platform, there is no waiting room. There is only one ticket gate on the ground level.

Platforms

History

Mikage Station opened on the Hanshin Main Line on 12 April 1905.^[2]

It was grade-separated and elevated along with the other stations on the line in July 1929.

Service was suspended owing to the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Hanshin Main Line took 7 months to complete.

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Mikage being designated as station number HS-25.^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 13,142 passengers daily^[4]

Surrounding area

• Route 2 (国道2号) - Arterial route from Osaka to Fukuoka
• Mikage Classe (御影クラッセ) (Hankyu Oasis Mikage, Hanshin Mikage, etc.)
• Yuzuruha Shrine (15 minutes walk north, 弓弦羽神社)
• Higashinada Police Station (東灘警察署)
• Hyogo Prefectural Mikage High School (兵庫県立御影高等学校)
• Kobe Municipal Mikage Junior High School (神戸市立御影中学校)
• Kobe Municipal Mhkage Elementary School (神戸市立御影小学校)
• Morozoff Limited Kansai Branch (former headquarters)

Buses

• Departing from the north side
  • Route 16 for (JR六甲道),, Kobe University Faculty of Intercultural Studies (神大国際文化学部前), and Rokko Cable Car Station
  • Route 19 for (阪急御影), Konan Hospital (甲南病院前), Kamokogahara (鴨子ヶ原) and Sumiyoshi Primary School attached to Kobe University (神大附属小学校前)
  • Route 36 for JR Rokkomichi (JR六甲道), Hankyu Rokko, Kobe University Main Gate and Tsurukabuto-danchi (鶴甲団地)
  • Route 38 for Higashinada Ward Office, Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum and Uzumoridai
  • Route 39 for, Hankyu Mikage, Konan Hospital, Kamokogahara and Sumiyoshi Primary School attached to Kobe University
• Departing from the south side
  • Route 33 for Higashinada Ward Office, Okamoto and
  • Route 35 for Higashinada Ward Office and Uozaki
  • Route 39 for JR Sumiyoshi, Hankyu Mikage, Konan Hospital, Kamokogahara and Sumiyoshi Primary School attached to Kobe University

Kobe Ferry Bus

• West side of Mikage Station, in front of Lawson Store 100
  • For Rokko Island Ferry Terminal and Rokko Passenger Ship Terminal

Kobe Minato Kanko

• West side of Mikage Station (northbound), in front of Morozoff Limited Kansai Branch
  • For Hankyu Mikage, Okamoto and Shukugawa Green Town (Hankyu Shukugawa)
• West side of Mikage Station (southbound), north of Edition appliance store Mikage
  • For Rokko Island

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Mikage Station website

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. 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 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 . PDF.
4. 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 . 2 March 2022 . Hanshin Railway Online .