Uozaki Station

Uozaki Station (魚崎駅, Uozaki-eki) is a partially elevated railway station on the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line, just east of Sumiyoshi River, Japan. Trains travel east to Hanshin's terminal in Umeda (Osaka), and west to central Kobe (Motomachi and Sannomiya). At Motomachi, a number of limited express trains carry on along the Sanyo Railway to Himeji city.

Uozaki Station 魚崎駅
General information
Location	Higashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo （神戸市東灘区） Japan
Operated by	Hanshin Electric Railway Co. Ltd. Kobe New Transit Co. Ltd.

It is also possible to change at this station for the Rokko Liner, a driverless system from JR Sumiyoshi to Rokko Island. The two stations of Uozaki are linked by a covered walkway.

Lines

Uozaki Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is 23.8 km (14.8 mi) from the terminus at Ōsaka Namba Station. It is also served by the Kobe New Transit Line, and is 1.2 km (0.75 mi) from the terminus at Sumiyoshi.

Hanshin Main Line

Layout

Uozaki Station 魚崎駅
Hanshin Railway station
General information
Location	Uozaki Nakamachi Yonchome, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo （神戸市東灘区魚崎中町四丁目） Japan
Coordinates	34°42′45.31″N 135°16′9.33″E
Operated by	Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Main Line
Other information
Station code	HS 23
History
Opened	12 April 1905
Passengers
2019	30,120 (daily)[1]
Services
Hanshin Railway Main Line (HS 23) Ogi (HS 22)   Local   Sumiyoshi (HS 24) Ashiya (HS 20)   Express (1 Mikage-bound train only)   Mikage (HS 25) Nishinomiya (HS 17) Ashiya (HS 20) (except weekends and holidays)   Rapid Express   Kobe Sannomiya (HS 32) Ogi (HS 22)   Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only)   Mikage (HS 25) Ashiya (HS 20)   Limited Express   Mikage (HS 25) Ashiya (HS 20)   Direct Limited Express   Mikage (HS 25)
Location

There are two tracks and two side platforms. It also has lifts and escalators, as well as waiting rooms on each platform.

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

History

Uozaki Station opened on the Hanshin Main Line on 12 April 1905.^[2]

Service was suspended owing to the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Hanshin Main Line took 7 months to complete.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Uozaki being designated as station number HS-25.^[3]

Gallery

• 
  Hanshin Line station building
• 
  Hanshin platforms
• 
  Station concourse in 2011

Kobe New Transit Line

Layout

Uozaki Station 魚崎駅
Kobe New Transit station
General information
Location	Uozaki Nishimachi Yonchome, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo （神戸市東灘区魚崎西町四丁目） Japan
Coordinates	34°42′49.37″N 135°16′6.89″E
Operated by	Kobe New Transit Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Rokko Island Line (Rokko Liner)
Other information
Station code	R02
History
Opened	1990
Services
Kobe New Transit Rokko Island Line (R02) Sumiyoshi (R01) - Minami-Uozaki (R03)
Location

The station has two tracks and two side platforms. It also has lifts and escalators.

1	■ Rokko Liner	for Marine Park
2	■ Rokko Liner	to Sumiyoshi

History

The station on the Kobe New Transit Line opened on 21 February 1990.^[2]

Gallery

• 
  Kobe New Transit Line platforms

Surroundings

• Sumiyoshi River