Kōshien Station

Kōshien Station (甲子園駅, Kōshien-eki, station number: HS-14) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Amagasaki Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.[2][3] It is the nearest station to Hanshin Koshien Stadium.

Kōshien Station

甲子園駅
East gate, January 2020
General information
LocationKōshien Nanabanchō, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°43′26.07″N 135°21′47.49″E
Operated by Hanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)■ Hanshin Main Line
Distance14.0 km (8.7 mi) from Umeda
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeHS 14
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 August 1924 (1924-08-01)
Passengers
201944,690 (daily)[1]
Services
Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line (HS 14)
Naruo - Mukogawajoshidai-Mae (HS 13)   Local   Kusugawa (HS 15)
Naruo - Mukogawajoshidai-Mae (HS 13)   Morning Express (weekdays)   Imazu (HS 16) (2 Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only)
Mukogawa (HS 12)   Express   Imazu (HS 16)
Amagasaki (HS 09)
Mukogawa (HS 12)
(except weekday mornings/evenings)		   Rapid Express   Imazu (HS 16)
(except weekday mornings/evenings)
Nishinomiya (HS 17)
Amagasaki (HS 09)   Limited Express
Direct Limited Express (except 7 eastbound trains on weekday mornings)		   Nishinomiya (HS 17)
Amagasaki (HS 09)   Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only on weekdays)   Imazu (HS 16)
Location
Kōshien Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Kōshien Station
Kōshien Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Kōshien Station is located in Japan
Kōshien Station
Kōshien Station
Kōshien Station (Japan)

Lines

Kōshien Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is located 14.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Umeda.

Station layout

This station has two elevated island platforms and a side platform serving four tracks, and an additional side track is located in the west of the platforms. There was also a side platform to the north of Track 1 till autumn 2014. Ticket gates are located at the east and the west, and there is stadium exit from the side platform serving Track 4 to the west.

Every year from 2011 until 2014, the two side platforms were closed for removal work from November till mid-March and boarded from late March till October for the events. One to the north of Track 1 was removed in November 2014 to locate new Track 1 and widen the eastbound platform, completed on February 21, 2015. The other was also removed to locate new Track 4 and the new side platform and widen the westbound platform, completed on March 14.

Two elevators were situated on October 26, 2013, one for each platform connecting to the west gate.[4]

Platforms
1, 2 ■ ■■Main Line for Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda, Namba), and Nara
3, 4 ■ ■■Main Line for Kobe Sannomiya, Akashi, and Himeji
  ■ alighting only when events are held at Koshien Stadium

Renovation

On June 8, 2011, Hanshin Electric Railway announced plans to renovate Koshien Station from autumn 2011, with work completed by spring 2017. Of four platforms at the station, a side platform for unloading eastbound trains was removed and the remaining three platforms were widened to accommodate an elevator connecting the west gate on each platform and another elevator connecting the east gate on each of the two platforms used for boarding trains. The west gate was widened to ease access to Hanshin Koshien Stadium, covering a camphor tree in the south of the station. The east entrance is situated near the east gate making it easier for passengers to access the eastern area of the station. A large roof covers the center of the platforms and the tracks.[5]

History
  • 1 August 1924 - Koshien Station opened as an extra station.
  • 1 July 1926 - The Koshien Line opened from this station to Hama-Koshien.
  • 16 July 1926 - The station on the Main Line became an all-season station.
  • 25 June 1928 - The Koshien Line was extended from this station to Kami-Koshien.
  • 24 April 1949 - Baseball specters fell over like a file of dominoes, killing one and injuring eleven.
  • 6 May 1975 - The Koshien Line was abandoned.
  • 17 January 1995 - The Great Hanshin earthquake hit the Main Line and operations were temporarily halted.[6]
    • The train operation resumed on the Main Line from Umeda to Koshien on January 18, from Koshien to Ogi on January 26, and on the whole line on June 26.[6]
  • 21 December 2013 - Introduction of station numbering: Koshien designated as station number HS-14.[7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 44,690 passengers daily[8]

Surrounding area

East
  • LaLaPort Koshien
  • Ito Yokado
  • Koshien Police Station
  • Nishinomiya Municipal Naruo Library
  • Hanshin Bus southbound stops

West
  • Station building in May 2015
    Station building in May 2015
  • Station platforms in July 2015
    Station platforms in July 2015

See also

References
  1. "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (pdf). Hanshin Railway Online. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. "Deyashiki Station in Hyogo: Railway Lines, Onsen, Events, Hotels | TravelTownsJP". www.traveltowns.jp. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  4. 甲子園駅・西改札側にエレベーターを新設（甲子園駅改良工事） (PDF) (in Japanese). Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Co., Ltd. October 11, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  5. 甲子園駅をリニューアルします　～阪神甲子園球場の玄関口が新しく生まれ変わります～ [Koshien Station, the nearest station to Hanshin Koshien Stadium, to be renovated.] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. June 8, 2011.
  6. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [All railway stations in Hyogo Private railways and public railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe Newspaper General Publishing Center. 2012. ISBN 9784343006745.
  7. "阪神「三宮」を「神戸三宮」に駅名変更のうえ、駅ナンバリングを導入し、全てのお客さまに分かりやすい駅を目指します" [After changing the station name from Hanshin "Sannomiya" to "Kobe Sannomiya", Introduced station numbering, Aiming for a station that is easy for all customers to understand] (PDF). Hanshin News Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. ナイター開催日 なんば行直行バスが復活! [Non-stop buses from Koshien to Namba will be resumed.] (PDF) (in Japanese). Hanshin Bus Co., Ltd. March 21, 2013.

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