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Yamamoto Station (Hyōgo)

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Other names
  
Hirai

Address
  
Japan

Line(s)
  
Hankyu Takarazuka Line

Tracks
  
2

Operated by
  
Hankyu Corporation

Opened
  
10 March 1910

Platforms in use
  
2

Station code
  
HK-52

Yamamoto Station (Hyōgo)

Location
  
Takarazuka, Hyōgo Japan

Similar
  
Nakayamadera Station, Nakayama‑kannon Station, Hibarigaoka‑Hanayashiki Station, Mefu‑Jinja Station, Kiyoshikōjin Station

Yamamoto Station (山本駅, Yamamoto-eki, station number: HK-52) is a railway station in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on the Hankyu Takarazuka Line operated by the Hankyu Railway.

Contents

The running in boards of the station also reads Hirai (平井), the name of the station merged to this station in 1944, in parentheses and in small letters next to the official name Yamamoto.

Line

  • Hankyu Takarazuka Line
  • Layout

    Two side platforms serve a track each on the first floor. Ticket gates are located under the ground level.

    History

    The station opened on March 10, 1910, the day the Takarazuka Line started operation. Hirai Station opened October 23 the same year. On September 1, 1944, two stations were merged to a new station facility under the station name Yamamoto. The name Hirai was however retained in parentheses in response to the local community's request.

    References

    Yamamoto Station (Hyōgo) Wikipedia