Nishi-Maiko Station

西舞子駅
Nishi-Maiko Station, May 2008
General information
Location2-chōme-6 Nishimaiko, Tarumi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 655-0048
Japan
Coordinates34°38′19″N 135°01′40″E / 34.6386°N 135.0279°E / 34.6386; 135.0279
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance12.4 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
    Other information
    Station codeSY14
    WebsiteOfficial website
    History
    Opened12 April 1917 (1917-04-12)
    Previous namesYamada (to 1935)
    Maiko (to 1937)
    Passengers
    FY20191044 (boarding only)
    Location
    Nishi-Maiko Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
    Nishi-Maiko Station
    Nishi-Maiko Station
    Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
    Nishi-Maiko Station is located in Japan
    Nishi-Maiko Station
    Nishi-Maiko Station
    Nishi-Maiko Station (Japan)

    Nishi-Maiko Station (西舞子駅, Nishi-Maiko-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

    Lines

    Nishi-Maiko Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 12.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

    Station layout

    The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms connected by an underground passage. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

    Platforms

    sea side   Main Line for Sanyo Akashi, Sanyo Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
    mountain side   Main Line for Sannomiya and Osaka

    Adjacent stations

    « Service »
    Sanyo Electric Railway
    Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
    Kasumigaoka   Local   Ōkuradani
    S Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
    Thgrough Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

    History

    Nishi-Maiko Station opened on April 12, 1917 as Yamada Station (山田駅). It was renamed Maiko Station (舞子駅) on August 1, 1935, and renamed to its present name in 1937

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1044 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

    Surrounding area

    • Otoshiyama Archaeological Park
    • Kitsunezuka Kofun
    • Maiko Hosomichi Park

    See also

    References

    1. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌第96回神戸市統計書 令和元年度版 [96th Kobe City Statistics Book Reiwa 1st Year Edition] (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe City. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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