Mefu-Jinja Station (売布神社駅, Mefu-Jinja-eki, station number: HK54) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takarazuka Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.[1]

Mefu-Jinja Station

売布神社駅
Mefu-Jinja Station, August 2007
General information
Location2-chōme-14 Mefu, Takarazuka-she, Hyōgo-ken 665-0852
Japan
Coordinates34°48′56.98″N 135°21′40.67″E / 34.8158278°N 135.3612972°E / 34.8158278; 135.3612972
Operated by Hankyu Railway.
Line(s) Hankyu Takarazuka Line
Distance22.4 km (13.9 miles) from Osaka-umeda
Platforms2 side platforms
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeHK54
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened21 March 1914 (1914-03-21)
Passengers
FY20169357 daily
Location
Mefu-Jinja Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Mefu-Jinja Station
Mefu-Jinja Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Mefu-Jinja Station is located in Japan
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Mefu-Jinja Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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Mefu-Jinja Station is served by the Hankyu Takarazuka Line, and is located 22.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda.

Station layout

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The station has two ground level side platforms; however, there is no connection between platforms, and passengers wishes to switch platforms must leave the station and re-enter from the other side.

Platforms

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1  Takarazuka Line for Takarazuka, Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Imazu and Kōbe
2  Takarazuka Line for Ōsaka (Umeda), Minoo, Kyōto and Kita-Senri

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nakayama-kannon (HK-53)   Local   Kiyoshikōjin (HK-55)
Nakayama-kannon (HK-53)   Semi-Express (Umeda-bound only)   Kiyoshikōjin (HK-55)
Nakayama-kannon (HK-53)   Express   Kiyoshikōjin (HK-55)

History

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Mefu-Jinja Station opened on March 21, 1914.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9357 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area

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  • Mefu Shrine
  • Takarazuka Municipal Mefu Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. 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. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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Station building, April 2015