Uchide Station

Uchide Station (打出駅, Uchide-eki, station number: HS-19) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ashiya Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.^[2]

Uchide Station 打出駅
Uchide Station
General information
Location	2, Uchidekozuchi-chō, Ashiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken 659-0027 Japan
Coordinates	34°43′54″N 135°18′56″E
Operated by	Hanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Hanshin Main Line
Distance	19.0 km (11.8 mi) from Umeda
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	HS 19
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 12, 1905 (1905-04-12)
Passengers
2019	13,564 (daily)[1]
Services
Hanshin Main Line Kōroen (HS 18)   Local   Ashiya (HS 20) Morning Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only on weekdays): Does not stop at this station Express (1 Mikage-bound train only on weekdays): Does not stop at this station Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station Kōroen (HS 18)   Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only on weekdays)   Ashiya (HS 20) Limited Express Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Location Uchide Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Uchide Station Uchide Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Uchide Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is located 19.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Umeda.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by an underground passage.

Platforms

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

History

Uchide Station opened on 12 April 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.^[3]

On 12 January 1995, the station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake. Service in the affected area was restored by 26 June 1995.^[4]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Uchide being designated as station number HS-19.^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,564 passengers daily^[6]

Surrounding area

• Uchideten Shrine (打出天神社, 5 minutes walk from the Station)^[7]
• Kanatsuyama Kofun (金津山古墳, 100m from the Station)^[8]
• Uchide Kozuchi Kofun (打出小槌古墳, 3 minutes walk from the Station)^[8]
• Ashiya City Uchide Education and Culture Center
• Ashiya City Library Uchide branch (芦屋市立図書館打出分室, See also 旧松山家住宅松濤館)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online (in Japanese). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 28 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. Written at Kobe, Japan. 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). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 37. ISBN 9784343006745.
4. 不死鳥レールウェイ (in Japanese). 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 17 January 2010. p. 126. ISBN 978-4-343-00537-3.
5. "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.
6. "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
7. 打出の小槌の伝説が残る産土を訪ねて～打出天神社～｜Hankyu Corporation
8. Kanatsuyama Burial Tomb｜Ashiya City Education Committee

External links

Media related to Uchide Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Uchide Station website (in Japanese)