Yamamoto Station (Hyōgo)

Yamamoto Station 山本駅
Station building, October 2015
Other names	Hirai
Location	Takarazuka, Hyōgo Japan
Operated by	Hankyu Corporation
Line(s)	Hankyu Takarazuka Line
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	HK-52
History
Opened	March 10, 1910

Yamamoto Station (山本駅 Yamamoto-eki, station number: HK-52) is a railway station in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line operated by the Hankyu Railway.

The running in boards of the station also reads Hirai (平井), the name of the station merged to this station in 1944, in parentheses and in small letters next to the official name Yamamoto.^[1]

Line

• Hankyu Takarazuka Line

Layout

Two side platforms serve a track each on the first floor. Ticket gates are located under the ground level.

1	■ Takarazuka Line	for Takarazuka, Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Imazu and Kōbe
2	■ Takarazuka Line	for Ōsaka (Umeda), Minoo, Kyōto and Kita-Senri

History

The station opened on March 10, 1910, the day the Takarazuka Line started operation. Hirai Station opened October 23 the same year. On September 1, 1944, two stations were merged to a new station facility under the station name Yamamoto. The name Hirai was however retained in parentheses in response to the local community's request.^[1]

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51)		Local		Nakayama-kannon (HK-53)
Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51)		Semi-Express (Umeda-bound only)		Nakayama-kannon (HK-53)
Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51)		Express		Nakayama-kannon (HK-53)

References

1. Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. pp. 37, 38. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

External links

• Yamamoto Station (Hankyu Railway) (Japanese)

Coordinates: 34°49′19″N 135°23′19″E / 34.821952°N 135.388528°E