Arimaguchi Station (有馬口駅, Arimaguchi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Kita-ku Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).[1]
KB15 Arimaguchi Station 有馬口駅 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Station building | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Karato Arinocho, Kita-ku, Kobe-shi Hyōgo-ken 651-1331 Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°47′48.27″N 135°13′15.42″E / 34.7967417°N 135.2209500°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by |  Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Distance | 20.0 km (12.4 miles) from Minatogawa | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | |||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | KB15 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 28 November 1928 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Karatoe (to 1951) Arima Onsenguchi (to 1954) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 889 (daily) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
editArimaguchi Station is a terminus of the Shintetsu Sanda Line, and is located 12.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus at Sanda. It is also a station on the Shintetsu Arima Line and is 20.0 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Minatogawa and 20.4 kilometers from Shinkaichi.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected to the station building by a level crossing.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■  Shintetsu Sanda Line
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for Sanda |
| 2 | ■ Shintetsu Arima Line
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for Arima Onsen |
| 3 | ■ Shintetsu Arima Line
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for Shinkaichi |
| 4 | ■ Shintetsu Arima Line
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for Arima Onsen for Shinkaichi |
History
editOn 28 November 1928, the station was opened as Karatoe Station (唐櫃駅) with the opening of the Arima Line. It was renamed Arima Onsenguchi Station (有馬温泉口駅) on 20 March 1951, and renamed again to its present name on 1 September 1954.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 889 passengers daily[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Arima Highway
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
- ^ 養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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Media related to Arimaguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official home page (in Japanese)
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