Nishi-Maiko Station

Railway station in Kobe, Japan

Other informationStation codeSY14WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened12 April 1917 (1917-04-12)Previous namesYamada (to 1935)
Maiko (to 1937)PassengersFY20191044 (boarding only)

Location
Nishi-Maiko Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Nishi-Maiko Station Nishi-Maiko Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Nishi-Maiko Station (西舞子駅, Nishi-Maiko-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

Nishi-Maiko Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 12.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered side platforms connected by an underground passage. There is no station building, and the station is unattended.

Platforms

sea side	■ Main Line	for Sanyo Akashi, Sanyo Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
mountain side	■ Main Line	for Sannomiya and Osaka

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Kasumigaoka	Local	Ōkuradani
S Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Thgrough Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

Nishi-Maiko Station opened on April 12, 1917 as Yamada Station (山田駅). It was renamed Maiko Station (舞子駅) on August 1, 1935, and renamed to its present name in 1937

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1044 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

Otoshiyama Archaeological Park
Kitsunezuka Kofun
Maiko Hosomichi Park

References

^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌第96回神戸市統計書令和元年度版 [96th Kobe City Statistics Book Reiwa 1st Year Edition] (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe City. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.