Arima Onsen Station

Railway station in Kobe, Japan
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34°47′58″N 135°14′45″E / 34.7993209°N 135.2459693°E / 34.7993209; 135.2459693Operated byKobe Electric RailwayLine(s)Arima LineConnectionsBus terminalHistoryOpened1928

Arima Onsen Station (有馬温泉駅, Arima Onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Shintetsu Arima Line located near Arima Onsen, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the end point of the line.[1] It is the highest station of Kobe Electric Railway at an elevation of 357 meters (1,171 ft), as well as its easternmost station.

History

  • November 28, 1928 - Station opened as the terminus of the Kobe Arima Electric Railway under the name "Arima Station" (有馬駅, Arima-eki).[1][2]
  • 1929, May or earlier - Station renamed to its current name, Arima Onsen Station.[1][3]
  • January 9, 1947 - Kobe Arima Electric Railway, the station's owner, merges with Miki Electric Railway into Kamiari Miki Electric Railway, today's Kobe Electric Railway.
  • October 31, 1989 - The current station building is completed.[1]

Station layout

Arimaonsen Station platform

The station has a single island platform with two tracks, each of which can hold a four-car train. Both tracks are used interchangeably. The station building is next to the buffer stops.[1] The original Art Nouveau-style station building was renovated into its current form in 1989.

A freight siding used to exist next to track 2, but has been replaced by a parking lot.

Two three-car trains are stabled at the station at night.

Usage

The following table shows the average number of daily passengers.[4]

Year Average daily passengers
2007 1,546
2008 1,518
2009 1,463
2010 1,493
2011 1,522
2012 1,562
2013 1,562
2014 1,608
2015 1,702
2016 1,622
2017 1,616
2018 1,477

Lines

  • Kobe Electric Railway
    • Arima Line

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Shintetsu Arima Line
Arimaguchi   Semi-Express   Terminus
Arimaguchi   Local   Terminus

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄. 神戸新聞総合出版センター. December 10, 2012. p. 170. ISBN 9784343006745.
  2. ^ Sone, Satoru (June 19, 2011). "神戸電鉄・能勢電鉄・北条鉄道・北近畿タンゴ鉄道". 週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 公営鉄道・私鉄. 14: 11-13.
  3. ^ Imao, Keisuke (2009). 日本鉄道旅行地図帳. 新潮社. p. 56.
  4. ^ "Kobe City Statistics". Retrieved Oct 16, 2020.
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