Ishiyagawa Station

Ishiyagawa Station (石屋川駅, Ishiyagawa-eki, station number: HS-26) 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]

Ishiyagawa Station

石屋川駅
Ishiyagawa Station
General information
LocationMikage Ishi-machi 2-chōme, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 658-0045
Japan
Coordinates34°42′48″N 135°14′59″E
Operated by Hanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)■ Hanshin Main Line
Distance26.6 km (16.5 mi) from Umeda
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
    Other information
    Station codeHS 26
    WebsiteOfficial website
    History
    OpenedApril 12, 1905 (1905-04-12)
    Passengers
    FY20196,838
    Services
    Hanshin Main Line (HS 26)
    Mikage (HS 25)   Local   Shinzaike (HS 27)
    Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
    Limited Express
    Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
    Location
    Ishiyagawa Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
    Ishiyagawa Station
    Ishiyagawa Station
    Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
    Ishiyagawa Station is located in Japan
    Ishiyagawa Station
    Ishiyagawa Station
    Ishiyagawa Station (Japan)

    Lines

    Ishiyagawa Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is located 26.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Umeda.

    Layout

    The station consists of one elevated island platform serving two tracks. Part of the platform crosses the Ishiya River. The effective length of the platform is 120 meters, which corresponds to a 19-meter-class Hanshin 6-car train. However, only 4-car trains stop at this station. The Ishiyagawa rail yard is located on the Sannomiya side of the station, and there is a crossover track. There is only one ticket gate on the ground level.

    Platforms
    1 ■ Main Line for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara
    2 ■ Main Line for Sannomiya, Kosoku Kobe, Akashi, and Himeji

    History

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

    Service was suspended owing to the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Hanshin Main Line took 7 months to complete.[2] The station was reconstructed as an island platform station, instead of its previous two opposed side platform configuration.

    Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Ishiyagawa being designated as station number HS-26.[3]

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 6,838 passengers daily[4]

    Surrounding area

    Buses

    Kobe City Bus

    • "Mikage Kokaido Mae" stop of Route 16 for JR Rokkomichi (JR六甲道), Hankyu Rokko, Kobe University Faculty of Intercultural Studies (神大国際文化学部前), and Rokko Cable Car Station

    Hanshin Bus

    See also

    References
    1. 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.
    2. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [All railway stations in Hyogo Private railways and public railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe Newspaper General Publishing Center. 2012. ISBN 9784343006745.
    3. "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] (PDF). Hanshin News Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
    4. "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
    5. (in Japanese) The repair of Mikage Public Hall, the fading remnant of Grave of the Fireflies | Sankei News
    6. (in Japanese) The dramatic repair of Mikage Public Hall which appears in Grave of the Fireflies
    7. (in Japanese) The Cherry Trees are in full blossom at Ishiyagawa Park located at the boundary of Nada Ward and Higashi-Nada Ward | Higashi-Nada Journal

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