Okaba Station

Location
	Okaba Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Okaba Station Location within Japan

KB22
Okaba Station

岡場駅
KB22; Okaba Station; 岡場駅
	West side of the station, 2008
General information
Location	1 Chome Fujiwaradai Nakamachi, Kita-ku, Kobe-shi Hyōgo-ken 651-1302; Japan
Coordinates	34°49′17.46″N 135°13′20.58″E / 34.8215167°N 135.2223833°E
Operator	Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)
Line	Shintetsu Sanda Line
Distance	3.3 km (2.1 miles) from Arimaguchi
Platforms	2 island platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	KB22
Website	Official website
History
Opened	28 December 1928
Passengers
FY2019	9,396
Location
Location
	Okaba Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Okaba Station Location within Japan

Okaba Station (岡場駅, Okaba-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).

Lines

Okaba Station is served by the Shintetsu Sanda Line, and is located 3.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Arimaguchi, 23.3 kilometers from Minatogawa and 23.7 kilometers from Shinkaichi.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms, with the station building underneath. The effective length of each platform is 6 cars, but due to the position of the ATS to prevent accidental departure, a maximum of 4 cars can be used on Platforms 1 and 2 in the direction of Sanda, and a maximum of 5 cars can be used in Platforms 3 and 4 in the Shinkaichi direction.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Shintetsu Sanda Line	for Yokoyama and Sanda
3, 4	■ Shintetsu Sanda Line	for Arimaguchi and Minatogawa

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Shintetsu Sanda Line
Tanigami	Special Rapid Express	Taoji
Gosha	Express	Taoji
Gosha	Semi-Express	Taoji
Gosha	Local	Taoji

History

On 18 December 1928, the station was opened with the opening of the Sanda Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9,396 passengers daily

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.
↑ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 126-127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.