Yokoyama Station (Hyōgo)

Yokoyama Station (横山駅, Yokoyama-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]

KB27
Yokoyama Station

横山駅
Station building in 2019
General information
Location2-9 Minamigaoka, Sanda-shi, Hyōgo-ken 669-1535
Japan
Coordinates34°52′36.79″N 135°13′12.07″E
Operated by Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)
Line(s) Shintetsu Sanda Line
Distance10.0 km (6.2 mi) from Arimaguchi
Platforms1 island platform
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeKB27
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 December 1928 (1928-12-28)
Previous namesDentetsu Yokoyama Station (to 1990)
Passengers
20193,708[1]
Services
Preceding station Kobe Electric Railway Following station
Shintetsu Dōjō
KB26
towards Arimaguchi
 Sanda Line
Special Rapid Express
 Sanda Honmachi
One-way operation
Sanda Line
Rapid
Semi Express
Local
 Sanda Honmachi
KB28
towards Sanda
Flower Town
KB31
towards Woody Town Chūō
 Kōen-Toshi Line Terminus
Location
Yokoyama Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Yokoyama Station
Yokoyama Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Yokoyama Station is located in Japan
Yokoyama Station
Yokoyama Station
Yokoyama Station (Japan)

Lines

Yokoyama Station is served by the Shintetsu Sanda Line, and is located 10.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Arimaguchi, 30.0 kilometers from Minatogawa and 30.4 kilometers from Shinkaichi. It is also the terminus of the 5.5 kilometer Shintetsu Kōen-Toshi Line to Woody Town Chūō

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform serving two tracks, located in a cutting, and connected to the station building by footbridges.The Sanda side from this station is a double track shared by the Sanda Line and the Kōen-Toshi Line, but on the Shinkaichi/Woody Town central side, two single tracks run in different directions. The track extending from this station to the Shinkaichi side draws a sharp curve, so trains arriving and departing from the Shinkaichi side slow down. The trains on the Kōen-Toshi Line go into a tunnel as soon as they leave the station, but since the track is connected to Platform 1 in a straight line, trains bound for Sanda from the Kōen-Toshi Line often enter the line without slowing down. A connecting line is also installed on the Sanda side so that trains from the Sanda direction can turn back.

Platforms
1 ■ Sanda Line
(including the Koen-Toshi Line)		 for Sanda
2 ■ Sanda Line for Shinkaichi, Arima Onsen, Ao and Shin-Kobe
■ Koen-Toshi Line for Woody Town Chuo

History

On 18 December 1928, in tandem with the opening of the Sanda Line, Dentetsu Yokoyama Station (電鉄横山駅) was opened. It was renamed to Yokoyama in 1990.[3]

The line was double-tracked between Yokoyama and Sanda in March 1991, and the Kōen-Toshi Line between Yokoyama and Flower Town opened in October of the same year.[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3,708 passengers daily[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. "２０１９年度　移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅）" (PDF). 神戸電鉄. 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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