Shintetsu Rokkō Station

KB13 Shintetsu Rokkō Station 神鉄六甲駅
Station building in 2018
General information
Location	Karato Arinocho, Kita-ku, Kobe-shi Hyōgo-ken 651-1331 Japan
Coordinates	34°47′7.99″N 135°12′23.90″E
Operated by	Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)
Line(s)	Shintetsu Arima Line
Distance	18.1 km (11.2 miles) from Minatogawa
Platforms	2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	KB13
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 November 1928 (1928-11-11)
Previous names	Rokkō Kitaguchi (to 1929), Rokkō Tozanguchi (to 1988)
Passengers
FY2019	1,128 (daily)
Location Shintetsu Rokkō Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Shintetsu Rokkō Station Shintetsu Rokkō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Shintetsu Rokkō Station (神鉄六甲駅, Shintetsu Rokkō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).[1]

Lines

Shintetsu Rokkō Station is served by the Shintetsu Arima Line, and is located 18.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Minatogawa and 18.53 kilometers from Shinkaichi.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level unnumbered side platforms, connected to the station building by a level crossing.

Platforms

station side	■  Shintetsu Arima Line	for Arimaguchi and Arima Onsen and Sanda
opposite side	■  Shintetsu Arima Line	for Minatogawa and Shinkaichi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Shintetsu Arima Line
Special Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Express: Does not stop at this station
Oike		Semi-Express		Karatodai
Oike		Local		Karatodai

History

The station was opened on November 28, 1928 as Rokkō Kitaguchi Station (六甲北口駅). It was renamed Rokkō Tozanguchi Station (六甲登山口駅) on October 10, 1929 and renamed to its present name on April 1, 1988.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,128 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

The surrounding area is a residential area.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌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

Media related to Shintetsu-Rokko Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Official home page (in Japanese)