Fukae Station

Fukae Station (深江駅, Fukae-eki) is a railway station in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by private operator Hanshin Electric Railway.

Fukae Station 深江駅
Station Building in 2020
General information
Location	Fukaekita-machi 4-chōme, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo （神戸市東灘区深江北町四丁目） Japan
Coordinates	34°43′22″N 135°17′29″E / 34.722722°N 135.291312°E / 34.722722; 135.291312
Operated by	Hanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)	Main Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Station code	HS 21
History
Opened	1905
Passengers
2019	18,277 (daily)^[1]
Services
Hanshin Main Line (HS 21) Ashiya (HS 20)   Local   Ōgi (HS 22) 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 Ashiya (HS 20)   Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only on weekdays)   Ōgi (HS 22) Limited Express Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

Layout

This station consists of two opposed elevated side platforms serving two tracks.

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

History

Fukae Station opened on April 12, 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.^[2]

On January 17, 1995, the station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake. Service in the affected area was restored by June 26, 1995.^[3]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Fukae being designated as station number HS-21.^[4]

Between April 2009 and November 2019, the line between Sumiyoshi Station and Ashiya Station underwent grade separation.^[5][6] The elevated westbound tracks opened for service in December 2015 while the eastbound tracks opened for service on November 30, 2019.

Gallery

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  Elevated platforms as seen in 2020
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  Station concourse at the conclusion of grade separation work

References

1. "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online (in Japanese). 2020. (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "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. (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
5. [Hanshin Main Line Sumiyoshi-Ashiya Continuous Crossing Project Uozaki Station-Ashiya Station Up Line Elevated Switching] (in Japanese). 神戸市都市局市街地整備部都市整備課. 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
6. "阪神本線住吉・芦屋間連続立体交差事業 11月30日始発から魚崎駅～芦屋駅間上り線を高架に切替え ～これにより、神戸市内の11か所の踏切がなくなります～" [Hanshin Main Line Sumiyoshi-Ashiya continuous crossing project: From the first train on November 30, the up line between Uozaki Station and Ashiya Station will be switched to an elevated line.] (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online (in Japanese). 阪神電気鉄道（経営企画室・広報担当）. 1 November 2019. (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

External links

• Station website (in Japanese)