Mukogawa Station
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1, Osho-nishimachi, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken (Main Line)
Japan
Hanshin Electric RailwayMukogawa Station 武庫川駅 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 entrance in Nishinomiya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Mukogawacho, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken (Mukogawa Line) 1, Osho-nishimachi, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken (Main Line) Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°43′06″N 135°22′58″E / 34.718431°N 135.382848°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Hanshin Electric Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | Main Line: 2 side platforms Mukogawa Line: 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | Main Line: 2 Mukogawa Line: 2 (1 not in use) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Main Line: Elevated Mukogawa Line: Ground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | HS 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 12, 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2019 | 29,867 (daily)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mukogawa Station (武庫川駅, Mukogawa-eki; station number: HS-13) is a passenger railway station located on the border between the cities of Amagasaki and Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Thus, the respective east and west entrances to the station are in different cities. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.[2][3]
Mukogawa Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is located 12.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Umeda. It is also the terminus of the 1.7 kilometer Hanshin Mukogawa Line.
Layout
The station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms serving two tracks on a bridge over Mukogawa River for the Hanshin Main Line. The unnumbered dead-headed Mukogawa Line island platform is on the Nishinomiya (west) side of the bridge, perpendicular to the Main Line. One side of the platform is not in use.
Platforms
- Main Line
| 1 | ■ ■■Main Line | for Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara |
| 2 | ■ ■■Main Line | for Koshien, Kobe Sannomiya, Akashi, and Himeji |
- Mukogawa Line
| ■ Mukogawa Line | for Mukogawa-danchimae |
History
Gallery
Main Line platforms in July 2015
Mukogawa Line platforms
Mukogawa Line ticketing area
Pedestrian Bridge across the Mukogawa River along the south-facing side of the westbound platform on the Main Line
East exit ticketing area
Mukogawa Station in the 1950s
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Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 29,867 passengers daily[6]
Surrounding area
- Hyogo College of Medicine
- Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital
