Ashiyagawa Station

芦屋川駅
Ashiyagawa Station platforms
General information
Location1 Nishiyamachō, Ashiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken 659-0083
 Japan
Coordinates34°44′12″N 135°18′02″E / 34.7366°N 135.3005°E / 34.7366; 135.3005
Operated by Hankyu Railway.
Line(s)■ Hankyu Kobe Line
Distance21.0 km (13.0 mi) from Osaka-umeda
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeHK-10
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened16 July 1920 (1920-07-16)
Passengers
FY201917,805
Services
Hankyu Railway Kōbe Main Line (HK 10)
Shukugawa (HK 09)   Local   Okamoto (HK 11)
Shukugawa (HK 09)   Commutation Express   Okamoto (HK 11)
Shukugawa (HK 09)   Express   Okamoto (HK 11)
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Morning Commutation Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Extra Limited Express (Kosoku Kobe - Arashiyama): Does not stop at this station
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)

Ashiyagawa Station (芦屋川駅, Ashiyagawa-eki, station number: HK-10) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.[1]

Lines

Ashiyagawa Station is served by the Hankyū Kōbe Main Line, and is located 21.0 kilometres (13.0 miles) from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms serving two tracks. The platform straddles the Ashiya River on the east side and the station building is located on the west bank of the Ashiya River

Platforms

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

History

Ashiyagawa Station opened on 16 July 1920.[2]

The station building was reconstructed in 1957.[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 Ashiyagawa being designated as station number HK-10.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 17,805 passengers daily[5]

Surrounding area

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. 1 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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