Uozaki Station

Uozaki Station

魚崎駅
General information
LocationHigashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo
(神戸市東灘区)
Japan
Operated by

Uozaki Station (魚崎駅, Uozaki-eki) is a partially elevated railway station on the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line, just east of Sumiyoshi River, Japan. Trains travel east to Hanshin's terminal in Umeda (Osaka), and west to central Kobe (Motomachi and Sannomiya). At Motomachi, a number of limited express trains carry on along the Sanyo Railway to Himeji city.

It is also possible to change at this station for the Rokko Liner, a driverless system from JR Sumiyoshi to Rokko Island. The two stations of Uozaki are linked by a covered walkway.

Lines

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Uozaki Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is 23.8 km (14.8 mi) from the terminus at Ōsaka Namba Station. It is also served by the Kobe New Transit Line, and is 1.2 km (0.75 mi) from the terminus at Sumiyoshi.

Hanshin Main Line

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Uozaki Station

魚崎駅
Hanshin Railway station
General information
LocationUozaki Nakamachi Yonchome, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo
(神戸市東灘区魚崎中町四丁目)
Japan
Coordinates34°42′45.31″N 135°16′9.33″E / 34.7125861°N 135.2692583°E / 34.7125861; 135.2692583
Operated byHanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)Main Line
Other information
Station codeHS 23
History
Opened12 April 1905
Passengers
201930,120 (daily)[1]
Services
Hanshin Railway Main Line (HS 23)
Ogi (HS 22)   Local   Sumiyoshi (HS 24)
Ashiya (HS 20)   Express (1 Mikage-bound train only)   Mikage (HS 25)
Nishinomiya (HS 17)
Ashiya (HS 20) (except weekends and holidays)
  Rapid Express   Kobe Sannomiya (HS 32)
Ogi (HS 22)   Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only)   Mikage (HS 25)
Ashiya (HS 20)   Limited Express   Mikage (HS 25)
Ashiya (HS 20)   Direct Limited Express   Mikage (HS 25)

There are two tracks and two side platforms. It also has lifts and escalators, as well as waiting rooms on each platform.

1  Main Line for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara
2  Main Line for Kobe Sannomiya, Kosoku Kobe, Akashi, and Himeji

History

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Uozaki Station opened on the Hanshin Main Line on 12 April 1905.[2]

Service was suspended owing to the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Hanshin Main Line took 7 months to complete.[2]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Uozaki being designated as station number HS-25.[3]

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Kobe New Transit Line

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Uozaki Station

魚崎駅
Kobe New Transit station
General information
LocationUozaki Nishimachi Yonchome, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo
(神戸市東灘区魚崎西町四丁目)
Japan
Coordinates34°42′49.37″N 135°16′6.89″E / 34.7137139°N 135.2685806°E / 34.7137139; 135.2685806
Operated byKobe New Transit Co., Ltd.
Line(s)Rokko Island Line (Rokko Liner)
Other information
Station codeR02
History
Opened1990
Services
Kobe New Transit Rokko Island Line (R02)
Sumiyoshi (R01) - Minami-Uozaki (R03)

The station has two tracks and two side platforms. It also has lifts and escalators.

1  Rokko Liner for Marine Park
2  Rokko Liner to Sumiyoshi

History

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The station on the Kobe New Transit Line opened on 21 February 1990.[2]

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Surroundings

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  • Sumiyoshi River

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (pdf). Hanshin Railway Online. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  3. ^ "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" [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] (PDF). Hanshin News Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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