Minami Woody Town Station

KB32
Minami Woody Town

南ウッディタウン駅
Minami Woody Town Station east entrance
General information
Location5-101-5 Akashiadai, Sanda-shi, Hyōgo-ken
Coordinates34°54′5.91″N 135°11′22.83″E / 34.9016417°N 135.1896750°E / 34.9016417; 135.1896750
Operated by Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)
Line Shintetsu Kōen-Toshi Line
Distance4.5 km (2.8 miles) from Yokoyama
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
Station codeKB32
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened28 March 1996 (1996-03-28)
Passengers
FY20231,701[1] (daily)
Services
Preceding station Kobe Electric Railway Following station
Woody Town Chūō
KB33
Terminus
Kōen-Toshi Line Flower Town
KB31
towards Yokoyama
Location
Minami Woody Town Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Minami Woody Town Station
Minami Woody Town Station (Japan)

Minami Woody Town Station (南ウッディタウン駅, Minami-Uddi-taun-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sanda, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).[2]

Lines

Minami Woody Town Station is served by the Shintetsu Kōen-Toshi Line, and is located 4.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Yokoyama and 6.5 kilometers from Sanda.

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform serving two tracks, with the station building underneath. The effective length of the platform is five cars, but normally only three-car trains are operated. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1  Kōen-Toshi Line for Woody Town Chūō
2  Kōen-Toshi Line for Sanda

History

The station was opened on March 28, 1996.[3]

Passenger statistics

In FY2023, the station was used by an average of 1701 passengers daily.[1][note 1]

Surrounding area

The station is part of the Kobe-Sanda International Park City, with the surrounding area mostly residential.

  • Hyogo Prefectural Road No. 720 Techno Park Mita Line

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Data published by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism state the number of passengers boarding and disembarking by station in a given year. FY2023 covers the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024. Data published by individual railways directly may state the number boarding only.

References

  1. ^ a b "駅別乗降客数 2023年度(令和5年度)版". 国土数値情報ダウンロードサイト (Number of passengers boarding and disembarking by station 2023 (Reiwa 5) version) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Japan). Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Sone, Satoru (2011-06-19). Weekly History of Rail Lines - Public & Private Railways. Weekly Asahi Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. The Asahi Shimbun Company. pp. 7, 11–13.
  • 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.

Media related to Minami Woody Town Station at Wikimedia Commons