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Mikage Station (Hanshin)

{{short description|Railway station in Kobe, Japan}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Mikage Station

| native_name = 御影駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Hanshin Mikage Station north entrance.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Mikage Station north entrance

| other_name =

| address = Mikage Hommachi 1-chome, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 658-0046

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|34.7148377|135.2556252|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:railwaystation_region:JP}}

| operator = 22px Hanshin Electric Railway

| line = {{Color|navy|■}} Hanshin Main Line

| distance = {{convert|25.7|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Umeda|x}}

| platforms = 2 island platforms

| connections = {{Plainlist|

  • Bus terminal

}}

| structure =

| code = HS 25

| website = {{Official|1=https://rail.hanshin.co.jp/station/mikage.html }}

| opened = {{Start date|1905|04|12|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 13,142 (daily)

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Ishiyagawa Station

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 17

| services = {{j-route|route=Hanshin Main Line (HS 25)|col=blue|f=w}}

{{j-rserv|service=Local|previous={{STN|Sumiyoshi|x|Hanshin|Sumiyoshi}} (HS 24)|next={{STN|Ishiyagawa|x}} (HS 26)|col=navy}}

{{j-rserv|service=Express (1 terminating train only on weekdays)|b=d|previous=Uozaki|col=#ff8000}}

{{j-rserv|service=Rapid Express|p}}

{{j-rserv|service=Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda bound trains only on weekdays)|previous=Uozaki (HS 23)|col=red}}

{{j-rserv|service=Limited Express|previous={{STN|Uozaki|x}} (HS 23)|next={{STN|Kobe-Sannomiya|x}} (HS 32)|col=red}}

{{j-rserv|service=Direct Limited Express|previous=Uozaki (HS 23)|next=Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32)|col=red}}

}}

{{nihongo|Mikage Station|御影駅|Mikage-eki|extra=station number: HS-25}} is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric 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

Mikage Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is located {{Convert|25.7|km|mi|abbr=off}} from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Umeda|x}}.

Layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. Part of the platform crosses the Ishiya River. Since the platforms are on a sharp curve (radius {{Convert|140|m|ft|abbr=on}} to {{Convert|160|m|ft|abbr=on}}), the speed through the premises is limited to {{Convert|35|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. The gap between the stopped train and the platform is partially wide, and the width of the platform itself is narrow, making it a particularly dangerous station among Hanshin stations. Due to the narrow width of the platform, there is no waiting room. There is only one ticket gate on the ground level.

=Platforms=

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=1|first=2|linename=Hanshin Main Line|lineindex=Main Line|dir=limited express trains for {{STN|Amagasaki|x|Hanshin|Amagasaki}} and {{STN|Umeda|x||Osaka (Umeda)}}
Change trains at Amagasaki for {{STN|Osaka Namba|x||Namba}} and {{STN|Kintetsu Nara|x||Nara}}|col=orangered}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|linename=Hanshin Main Line|lineindex=Main Line|dir=local trains for Amagasaki and Osaka (Umeda)
Change trains at Amagasaki for Namba and Nara|col=navy}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|linename=Hanshin Main Line|lineindex=Main Line|dir=limited express trains for {{STN|Sannomiya|x}}, {{STN|Kosoku Kobe|x}}, {{STN|Shinkaichi|x}}, {{STN|Sanyo Suma|x||Suma}}, {{STN|Sanyo Akashi|x||Akashi}}, and {{STN|Sanyo Himeji|x||Himeji}}|col=orangered}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|first=3|linename=Hanshin Main Line|lineindex=Main Line|dir=local trains for Sannomiya and Kosoku Kobe|col=navy}}

Gallery

File:阪神御影停留所 明治四十三年.jpg|The station in 1910, before the tracks were grade separated and elevated in 1929{{Cite book |title=兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 |publisher=神戸新聞総合出版センター |date=2012-12-10 |isbn=9784343006745 |page=34}}

File:Hanshin Mikage Station closed freight platform.jpg|Abandoned freight platforms seen in 2008

File:The platform of Mikage Station on the Hanshin Main Line 01.jpg|Platforms seen in 2008

File:Hanshin Mikage Station platform - panoramio (11).jpg|An eastbound local train alighting at platform 2

File:Hanshin Mikage Station north plaza.jpg|View of the bus terminal

File:Hanshin Mikage Station platform - panoramio (17).jpg|A westbound Kintetsu train on track 3

History

Mikage Station opened on the Hanshin Main Line on 12 April 1905.{{Cite book |title=兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 |publisher=Kobe Newspaper General Publishing Center |year=2012 |isbn=9784343006745 |location=Japan |language=ja |trans-title=All railway stations in Hyogo Private railways and public railways}}

It was grade-separated and elevated along with the other stations on the line in July 1929.

Service was suspended owing to the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Hanshin Main Line took 7 months to complete.

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Mikage being designated as station number HS-25.{{Cite web |date=30 April 2014 |title=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 |trans-title=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 |url=https://www.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/legacy_data/ir/data/SR201304304N1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410181812/https://www.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/legacy_data/ir/data/SR201304304N1.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2021 |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=Hanshin News Online |language=ja |format=PDF}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 13,142 passengers daily{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=2020 Handbook Hanshin |url=https://www.hanshin.co.jp/handbook/pdf/2020/handbook_all.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112064459/https://www.hanshin.co.jp/handbook/pdf/2020/handbook_all.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2021 |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=Hanshin Railway Online }}

Surrounding area

=Buses=

  • Departing from the north side
  • Route 16 for {{STN|Rokkomichi|x||JR Rokkomichi}} (JR六甲道), {{STN|Rokko|x||Hankyu Rokko}}, Kobe University Faculty of Intercultural Studies (神大国際文化学部前), and Rokko Cable Car Station
  • Route 19 for {{STN|Mikage|x|Hankyu|Hankyu Mikage}} (阪急御影), Konan Hospital (甲南病院前), Kamokogahara (鴨子ヶ原) and Sumiyoshi Primary School attached to Kobe University (神大附属小学校前)
  • Route 36 for JR Rokkomichi (JR六甲道), Hankyu Rokko, Kobe University Main Gate and Tsurukabuto-danchi (鶴甲団地)
  • Route 38 for Higashinada Ward Office, Hakutsuru Fine Art Museum and Uzumoridai
  • Route 39 for {{STN|Sumiyoshi|x|JR West|JR Sumiyoshi}}, Hankyu Mikage, Konan Hospital, Kamokogahara and Sumiyoshi Primary School attached to Kobe University
  • Departing from the south side
  • Route 33 for Higashinada Ward Office, Okamoto and {{STN|Konan-Yamate|x||JR Konan-Yamate}}
  • Route 35 for Higashinada Ward Office and Uozaki
  • Route 39 for JR Sumiyoshi, Hankyu Mikage, Konan Hospital, Kamokogahara and Sumiyoshi Primary School attached to Kobe University

== Kobe Ferry Bus ==

  • West side of Mikage Station, in front of Lawson Store 100
  • For Rokko Island Ferry Terminal and Rokko Passenger Ship Terminal

== Kobe Minato Kanko ==

  • West side of Mikage Station (northbound), in front of Morozoff Limited Kansai Branch
  • For Hankyu Mikage, Okamoto and Shukugawa Green Town (Hankyu Shukugawa)
  • West side of Mikage Station (southbound), north of Edition appliance store Mikage
  • For Rokko Island

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category-inline}}

  • [https://rail.hanshin.co.jp/station/mikage.html Mikage Station website] {{in lang|ja}}

{{Hanshin Main Line}}

Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1905

Category:Railway stations in Kobe

Category:Hanshin Main Line