Minatojima Station

Minatojima Station

みなとじま駅
Station exterior
Station exterior
General information
LocationChūō-ku, Kobe
Japan
Coordinates34°40′09″N 135°12′36″E / 34.6691°N 135.2100°E / 34.6691; 135.2100
Operated by Kobe New Transit
Line(s) Port Island Line
Distance3.3 km from Sannomiya[1]
Platforms2 side platforms
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeP05
History
OpenedFebruary 5, 1981 (1981-02-05)[2]
Passengers
16,660 per day (2017)[3]

Minatojima Station (みなとじま駅, Minatojima Eki) is a railway station operated by Kobe New Transit in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan. It is located on Port Island and is served by the Port Island Line.

In 2011, the station changed its name from Shimin Byoin Mae Station (市民病院前駅).[4] The station is also known as Campus Mae Station (キャンパス前), referencing the nearby Kobe Gakuin University's Port Island campus.

Ridership

Ridership per day [3]
Year Ridership
2011 13,800
2012 13,074
2013 13,717
2014 13,823
2015 15,066
2016 16,357
2017 16,660

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Main line (Sannomiya–Kobe Airport)
Naka Koen - Shimin Hiroba
Loop line (one-way only)
Naka Koen To Naka Futo Shimin Hiroba

References

  1. ^ "路線図・駅情報". Kobe New Transit (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  2. ^ 草町義和 (15 July 2016). "神戸新交通、通学定期運賃を来年4月改定へ…最大8050円値下げ" (in Japanese). Response. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "国土数値情報 駅別乗降客数データ". GIS (in Japanese). MLIT. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "7月1日(金)より駅名が変わります" (PDF). Kobe New Transit (in Japanese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2020.