Ōgi Station (Hyōgo)

Ōgi Station
青木駅
Location
Prefecture Hyōgo
(See other stations in Hyōgo)
City Kobe
Ward Higashinada
Neighborhood etc. Kita Ōgi 3-chome
Postal Code 658-0014
(in Japanese) 神戸市東灘区北青木三丁目
History
Year opened 1905
Rail services
Operator(s) Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s) Main Line
Statistics 14,299 passengers/day 2009
There are no bus services at this station

Ōgi Station (青木駅 Ōgi-eki?) is currently a non-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. There are plans over the next fews years to make this section of the track elevated, in keeping with the majority of the line.

Contents

Layout

The station has four tracks with two island platforms. Even though the station is not elevated, passengers are required to go underground in order to access the platforms, and there are no lifts or escalators.

1 Main Line for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara
2 Main Line for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara
3 Main Line for Sannomiya, Kosoku Kobe, Akashi, and Himeji
4 Main Line used for dead-head trains

Surroundings

Passenger numbers

In 2005, its average usage was 14,239 passengers per day.

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hanshin Railway Main Line
Fukae   Local   Uozaki
Rapid Express: no stop
Fukae   Morning Limited Express for Umeda   Terminus
Limited Express
Through Limited Express: no stop

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