Flower Town Station

Flower Town Station (フラワータウン駅, Furawā-taun-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sanda, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).[2]

KB31
Flower Town Station

フラワータウン駅
Station building in 2019
General information
Location1-11 Yayoigaoka, Sanda-shi, Hyōgo-ken 669-1546
Coordinates34°53′7.86″N 135°12′8.37″E
Operated by Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)
Line(s) Shintetsu Kōen-Toshi Line
Distance2.3 km (1.4 mi) from Yokoyama
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeKB31
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 March 1996 (1996-03-28)
Passengers
20194,357[1] (daily)
Services
Preceding station Kobe Electric Railway Following station
Minami Woody Town
KB32
Kōen-Toshi Line Yokoyama
KB27
Terminus
Location
Flower Town Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Flower Town Station
Flower Town Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Flower Town Station is located in Japan
Flower Town Station
Flower Town Station
Flower Town Station (Japan)

Lines

Flower Town Station is the terminus of the Shintetsu Kōen-Toshi Line, and is located 5.5 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Yokoyama and 7.5 kilometers from Sanda.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks. The effective length of the platform is five cars, but normally only three-car trains are operated. The station building has seven floors and with the platform is on the 1st floor and the ticket gate is on the 2nd floor. The 2nd floor of the adjacent Flora 88 shopping center (AEON Mita store) and the 3rd floor of the station building are connected by a walkway.

Platforms

1  Kōen-Toshi Line for Woody Town Chūō
2  Kōen-Toshi Line for Sanda

History

The station was opened on October 28,1991.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2,693 passengers daily[4]

Surrounding area

The station is part of the Kobe-Sanda International Park City, with the surrounding area both commercial and residential.

  • Hyogo Prefectural Road No. 720 Techno Park Mita Line
  • Flora 88 Shopping Center (Aeon Mita Store)

See also

References

  1. "2019年度 移動等円滑化取組報告書(鉄道駅)" (PDF). Kobe Electric Railway. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-27. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  2. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
  3. Sone, Satoru (2011-06-19). Weekly History of Rail Lines - Public & Private Railways. Weekly Asahi Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. The Asahi Shimbun Company. pp. 7, 11–13.
  4. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  • Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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