Ōgi Station (Hyōgo)

Ōgi Station
青木駅
Location Kita-Ōgi 3-chome, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo
(神戸市東灘区北青木三丁目)
Japan
Coordinates 34°43′01″N 135°16′50″E / 34.717071°N 135.280623°E / 34.717071; 135.280623Coordinates: 34°43′01″N 135°16′50″E / 34.717071°N 135.280623°E / 34.717071; 135.280623
Operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s) Main Line
Connections
    History
    Opened 1905
    Traffic
    Passengers (2009) 14,299 daily

    Ōgi Station (青木駅, Ōgi-eki) is a non-elevated station on the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line in Japan, 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. This section of the track will be elevated, in keeping with the majority of the line.

    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

    On the days of the events at Hanshin Koshien Stadium, trains stand by at Line 1 and go to Koshien Station to be extra trains for Umeda.

    Surroundings

    • Sunshine Wharf Kobe (サンシャインワーフ神戸)

    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: Does not stop at this station
    Fukae   Morning Limited Express for Umeda   Terminus
    Limited Express
    Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
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