Okamoto Station (Hyōgo)

Okamoto Station (岡本駅, Okamoto-eki, station number: HK-11) is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.[1]

Okamoto Station

岡本駅
General information
LocationOkamoto Gochome, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 658-0072
Japan
Coordinates34°43′44.78″N 135°16′32.63″E
Operated by Hankyu Railway.
Line(s)■ Hankyu Kobe Line
Distance23.4 km (14.5 mi) from Osaka-umeda
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeHK-11
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 July 1920 (1920-07-16)
Passengers
FY201928,105
Services
Hankyu Railway Kōbe Main Line (HK 11)
Ashiyagawa (HK 10)   Local   Mikage (HK 12)
Ashiyagawa (HK 10)   Express
Commutation Express		   Mikage (HK 12)
Shukugawa (HK 09)   Rapid Express   Rokkō (HK 13)
Shukugawa (HK 09)   Limited Express "Atago"
(operated during crowded season)		   Rokkō (HK 13)
Shukugawa (HK 09)   Limited Express
Morning Commutation Limited Express		   Kobe-sannomiya (HK 16)
Location
Ashiyagawa Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Ashiyagawa Station
Ashiyagawa Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Ashiyagawa Station is located in Japan
Ashiyagawa Station
Ashiyagawa Station
Ashiyagawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Okamoto Station is served by the Hankyū Kōbe Main Line, and is located 23.4 kilometres (14.5 miles) from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an underground passage.

Platforms
1 ■ Kobe Line for Kobe-sannomiya, Shinkaichi and the Sanyo Railway Main Line
2 ■ Kobe Line for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Ōsaka (Umeda), Kyōto and Takarazuka

History

Okamoto Station opened on 16 July 1920.[2]

The level crossing on the station premises were removed in 1967 while the station building was reconstructed in 1979.[3]

The station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Kobe Line took 7 months to complete.[2]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Okamoto being designated as station number HK-11.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,105 passengers daily[5]

Surrounding area

In the area around Okamoto Station, there are two famous 'Bairin', spots to see plum flowers in early spring. Those are Okamoto Bairin and Hokura Bairin.

Buses
Kobe City Bus
  • Route 30 for Hanshin Fukae, Higashinada Senior High School, and Fukae-Hamamachi
  • Route 31 for JR Konan-Yamate / for Uzumoridai
  • Route 33 for JR Konan-Yamate / for Hanshin Mikage Minamiguchi
  • Route 34 for JR Konan-Yamate / for Uozaki-Hamamachi
Kobe Minato Kanko

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. 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 (in Japanese). No. 12 (Hanshin Electric Railway Hankyu Electric Railway 2): 27–29. ISBN 978-4-02-340142-6.
  3. 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.
  4. "「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.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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