Minatojima Station
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Minatojima Station みなとじま駅 | |||||
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Station exterior | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Chūō-ku, Kobe Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°40′08″N 135°12′36″E / 34.6690°N 135.2101°E | ||||
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| Distance | 3.3 km from Sannomiya[1] | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Elevated | ||||
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| Station code | P05 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | February 5, 1981[2] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 16,660 per day (2017)[3] | |||||
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Minatojima Station (みなとじま駅, Minatojima Eki) is a railway station operated by Kobe New Transit in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan. Situated on Port Island, it is a station on the Port Island Line.
Originally named Shimin Byoin Mae Station (市民病院前駅), the station was renamed in 2011.[4] The station is also known as Campus Mae Station (キャンパス前), a name that references the Port Island campus of nearby Kobe Gakuin University.
| Ridership per day [3] | |
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| Year | Ridership |
| 2011 | 13,800 |
| 2012 | 13,074 |
| 2013 | 13,717 |
| 2014 | 13,823 |
| 2015 | 15,066 |
| 2016 | 16,357 |
| 2017 | 16,660 |
