Taoji Station

Railway station in Kobe, Japan

34°50′7.69″N 135°13′33.58″E / 34.8354694°N 135.2259944°E / 34.8354694; 135.2259944Operated by

Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)Line(s)

Shintetsu Sanda LineDistance7.3 km (4.5 mi) from ArimaguchiPlatforms1 island platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeKB23WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened28 December 1928 (1928-12-28)PassengersFY20194697

Location
Taoji Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Taoji Station Taoji Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Taoji Station (田尾寺駅, Taoji-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

Taoji Station is served by the Shintetsu Sanda Line, and is located 4.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Arimaguchi, 24.9 kilometers from Minatogawa and 25.3 kilometers from Shinkaichi.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building. The effective length of the platform is 4 cars, but there is space for extending the platform. The double track continuing from Okaba Station ends on the north side of the station.

Platforms

1	■ Shintetsu Sanda Line	for Yokoyama and Sanda
2	■ Shintetsu Sanda Line	for Arimaguchi and Minatogawa

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Shintetsu Sanda Line
Okaba	Special Rapid Express	Nirō
Okaba	Express	Nirō
Okaba	Semi-Express	Nirō
Okaba	Local	Nirō

History

On 18 December 1928, the station was opened with the opening of the Sanda Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,697 passengers daily^[2]

Surrounding area

The area around the station is a residential area. Although it is located in Kobe, the station is also close to the city border with Nishinomiya and is used by many residents there.

References

^ 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.