Kasuganomichi Station (Hanshin)

Kasuganomichi Station (春日野道駅, Kasuganomichi-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Kasuganomichi Station

春日野道駅
Kasuganomichi Station
General information
LocationAzuma-dōri 1-chōme, Chūō, Kobe, Hyōgo
（神戸市中央区吾妻通一丁目）
Japan
Coordinates34°42′11″N 135°12′19″E
Operated byHanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)Main Line
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeHS 31
History
Opened1905
Passengers
200610,917 daily
Services
Hanshin Main Line (HS 31)
Iwaya
(HS 30)		   Local   Kobe-Sannomiya
(HS 32)
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express
Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

Overview

Kasuganomichi is an underground station. It is served by two side platforms serving two tracks.

Layout
1 ■ Main Line for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara
2 ■ Main Line for Kobe-Sannomiya, Kosoku Kobe, Akashi, and Himeji

History

Kasuganomichi Station opened on the Hanshin Main Line on 12 April 1905.[1]

The station was moved underground in 1934.[1]

Once dubbed "Japan's scariest station", the layout built in 1934 was a single platform serving two tracks.[1] The single island platform was only 2.6 m (8.5 ft) wide, which was narrower than the average train body (2.8 m (9.2 ft)). Construction work on new side platforms concluded in September 2004.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Kasuganomichi being designated as station number HS-31.[2]

  • East station entrance
    East station entrance
  • West exit faregates
    West exit faregates
  • Westbound platforms for Kobe-Sannomiya, Shinkaichi, and Himeji
    Westbound platforms for Kobe-Sannomiya, Shinkaichi, and Himeji
  • The old platforms as seen in 2009
    The old platforms as seen in 2009

References
  1. 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.
  2. "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 26 February 2022.
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