Taoji Station

Taoji Station (田尾寺駅, Taoji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).[1]

KB23
Taoji Station

田尾寺駅
Station building in 2008
General information
Location7-chōme-1 Fujiwaradai Kitamachi, , Kita-ku, Kobe-shi Hyōgo-ken 651-1301
Japan
Coordinates34°50′7.69″N 135°13′33.58″E
Operated by Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)
Line(s) Shintetsu Sanda Line
Distance7.3 km (4.5 mi) from Arimaguchi
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeKB23
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 December 1928 (1928-12-28)
Passengers
FY20194697
Location
Taoji Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Taoji Station
Taoji Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Taoji Station is located in Japan
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Taoji Station (Japan)

Lines

Taoji Station is served by the Shintetsu Sanda Line, and is located 4.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Arimaguchi, 24.9 kilometers from Minatogawa and 25.3 kilometers from Shinkaichi.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building. The effective length of the platform is 4 cars, but there is space for extending the platform. The double track continuing from Okaba Station ends on the north side of the station.

Platforms

1   Shintetsu Sanda Line for Yokoyama and Sanda
2   Shintetsu Sanda Line for Arimaguchi and Minatogawa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Shintetsu Sanda Line
Okaba   Special Rapid Express   Nirō
Okaba   Express   Nirō
Okaba   Semi-Express   Nirō
Okaba   Local   Nirō

History

On 18 December 1928, the station was opened with the opening of the Sanda Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,697 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area

The area around the station is a residential area. Although it is located in Kobe, the station is also close to the city border with Nishinomiya and is used by many residents there.

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. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌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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