Mikage Station (Hanshin)

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Mikage Station
御影駅
Location
Prefecture Hyōgo
(See other stations in Hyōgo)
City Kobe
Ward Higashinada
Neighborhood etc. Mikage Nakamachi
(in Japanese) 兵庫県神戸市東灘区御影中町
History
Opened April 1905
Rail services
Operator(s) Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s) Main Line

Mikage Station (御影駅 Mikage-eki?) is an elevated station on the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line, with trains travelling east to Hanshin's terminal in Umeda (Osaka), and west to central Kobe (Motomachi and Sannomiya). At Motomachi, number of limited express trains carry on along the Sanyo Railway to Himeji city.

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[edit] Layout

The station has four tracks with two island platforms. Although the station is elevated, is has neither escalators or lifts.


1 Main Line Limited Express trains or Express trains for Nishinomiya, Koshien, Amagasaki and Osaka (Umeda)
2 Main Line Local trains for Nishinomiya, Koshien, Amagasaki and Osaka (Umeda)
3 Main Line Limited Express trains or Express trains for Sannomiya, Motomachi, Kosoku Kobe, Shinkaichi, Sumaura-koen, Akashi and Himeji
4 Main Line Local trains for Sannomiya, Motomachi and Kosoku Kobe

[edit] Surroundings

  • Route 2 (国道2号) - Arterial route from Osaka to Fukuoka
  • Mikage Classe (御影クラッセ)
  • Yuduruha Shrine (弓弦羽神社)
  • Higashinada Police Station (東灘警察署)

[edit] Buses from Mikage

  • Departing from the North Side
    • 16 Towards JR Rokkomichi station (JR六甲道), Hankyu Rokko station, and Rokko Cable Car station
    • 19 Towards Hankyu Mikage (阪急御影) and Konan Hospital (甲南病院前)
    • 36 Towards JR Rokkomichi station (JR六甲道), Hankyu Rokko station and Tsurukabutodanchi (鶴甲団地)
    • 38 Towards the Higashinada Ward Office and the Hakutsuru Art Gallery
    • 39 Towards JR Sumiyoshi, Hankyu Mikage and Konan hospital
  • Departing from the South Side
    • 33 Towards the Higashinada Ward Office, Okamoto and JR Konanyamate station
    • 35 Towards the Higashinada Ward Office and Uozaki

[edit] Passenger Numbers

In 2005, its average usage was 20,667 passengers per day.

[edit] Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line
Uozaki   Limited Express
Through Limited Express
  Sannomiya
Morning Limited Express for Umeda: no stop
Rapid Express: no stop
Ōgi   Express   Oishi
Uozaki   Semi-Express for Umeda   Ishiyagawa
Sumiyoshi   Local   Ishiyagawa

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