Ōji-kōen Station explained

is a railway station in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is located at the southeastern corner of Ōji Park, which includes Ōji Stadium and the city zoo (Ōji Zoo).

Layout

Ōji-kōen is an elevated station. It is served by two side platforms serving two tracks.

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

The station building was relocated in October 1956.^[2]

Ōji-kōen 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 Ōji-kōen being designated as station number HK-14.^[3]

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