:Nakayama-kannon Station

{{short description|Railway station in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Nakayama-kannon Station

| native_name = 中山観音駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Nakayama-kannon Station (05) IMG 3352 20140110.JPG

| alt =

| caption = Station building, January 2014

| other_name =

| address = 2-7-1 Nakayamadera,, Takarazuka-she, Hyōgo-ken

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|34|49|37.95|N|135|24|8.68|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}

| operator = {{ric|Hankyu|name=y}}

| line = {{rcb|Hankyu|Takarazuka|square}}

| distance = {{convert|21.5|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Osaka-umeda|x}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| connections =

| structure =

| code = HK53

| status = Staffed

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.hankyu.co.jp/station/nakayama.html}}

| opened = {{Start date|1910|03|10|df=y}}

| closed =

| former = Nakayama (to 2013)

| passengers = 11,994 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Nakayama-kannon Station

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

| services = {{adjstn|system=Hankyu|line1=Takarazuka

|left1=Yamamoto|type1={{SLL|Local|black|white}}{{SLL|Express|#fc6|black}}|right1=Mefu-Jinja

|left2=Yamamoto|type2={{SLL|Semi-Express|#cf9|black}}|right2=Mefu-Jinja|oneway-right2=yes}}

}}

{{nihongo|Nakayama-kannon Station|中山観音駅|Nakayama-kannon-eki|extra=station number: HK-53}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takarazuka Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.{{cite book|title=兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク|trans-title=All stations in Hyogo Prefecture|language=Japanese|year=2011|publisher=Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center|isbn=978-4-343-00602-8}}

Lines

Nakayama-kannon Station is served by the Hankyu Takarazuka Line, and is located 21.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Osaka-umeda|x}}.

Station layout

The station two elevated side platforms, with the station building underneath.

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|nidx=Takarazuka Line|dir=for {{STN|Takarazuka|x}}, {{STN|Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi|x}}, {{STN|Imazu|x|Hyogo|Imazu}} and {{STN|Sannomiya|x||Kōbe}}|linecol=orange}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|first=3|nidx=Takarazuka Line|dir=for {{STN|Umeda|x||Ōsaka (Umeda)}}, {{STN|Minoo|x}}, {{STN|Kawaramachi|x|Kyoto|Kyōto}} and {{STN|Kita-Senri|x}}|linecol=orange}}

History

Nakayama-kannon Station opened on March 10, 1910 as {{Nihongo|Nakayama Station|中山駅|Nakayama-eki}}, It was renamed on December 21, 2013.{{Cite news|url=http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20131221k0000e020139000c.html|script-title=ja:阪急電鉄:駅名を変更　「三宮」を「神戸三宮」など４駅で|trans-title=Hankyu Changes Four Station Names, including Sannomiya to Kobe-sannomiya|date=December 21, 2013|accessdate=December 21, 2013|newspaper=Mainichi Shimbun|language=Japanese|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223221341/http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20131221k0000e020139000c.html|archivedate=December 23, 2013}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 11,994 passengers daily{{cite web|url=https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kk11/oshirase-sougoude-ta/toukeisho30.html|script-title=ja:􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 |trans-title= Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook|year= 2019|publisher= Hyogo Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2021}}