Mondo-Yakujin Station

Railway station in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

■ Hankyu Imazu LineDistance6.4 km (4.0 mi) from TakarazukaPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2Other informationStatusStaffedStation codeHK-24WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpenedSeptember 2, 1921 (1921-09-02)PassengersFY201920,452 daily

Location
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Mondo-Yakujin Station (門戸厄神駅, Mondo-yakujin-eki, station number: HK-23) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishinomiya Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.^[1] It is located near Mondo-Yakujin (Tōkōji), a famous tailsman temple and the station name is after the temple. In addition, Kobe College and Seiwa College are near the station.

Lines

Mondo-Yakujin Station is served by the Hankyu Imazu Line, and is located 6.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takarazuka and 16.9 kilometers from Osaka-umeda.

Layout

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

Platforms

1	■ Imazu Line	for Takarazuka
2	■ Imazu Line	for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Hankyu Imazu Line (HK-23)
Kōtōen (HK-24)	Local	Nishinomiya-kitaguchi (HK-08)
Kōtōen (HK-24)	Semi-Express (only running for Umeda)	Tsukaguchi (Kobe Line, HK-06)
Kōtōen (HK-24)	Limited Express "Togetsu"	Tsukaguchi (Kobe Line, HK-06)
Express (only running for Umeda on the days of horse racing): Does not stop at this station

History

The station opened on September 2, 1921 when the line between Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi and Takarazuka (then called the Saihō Line) started operation.^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,452 passengers daily^[3]

Surrounding area

Nishinomiya Municipal Central Hospital
Mondo-Yakujin Tōkō-ji
Kobe College
Seiwa College
Nishinomiya Municipal Koto Elementary School

References

^ 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.
^ Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). 阪急ステーション [Hankyu Stations] (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 76. ISBN 4-89485-051-6.
^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.