Nirō Station

Railway station in Kobe, Japan

34°50′56.37″N 135°13′37.05″E / 34.8489917°N 135.2269583°E / 34.8489917; 135.2269583Operated by

Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)Line(s)

Shintetsu Sanda LineDistance6.4 km (4.0 mi) from ArimaguchiPlatforms1 side platformOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeKB24WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened28 December 1928 (1928-12-28)PassengersFY2019177

Location
Nirō Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Nirō Station Nirō Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Nirō Station (二郎駅, Nirō-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).^[1]

Lines

Nirō Dōjō Station is served by the Shintetsu Sanda Line, and is located 6.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Arimaguchi, 26.4 kilometers from Minatogawa and 24.8 kilometers from Shinkaichi.

Station layout

The station consists of one side platform serving a single bidirectional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Shintetsu Sanda Line
Taoji	Special Rapid Express	Dōjō-minamiguchi
Taoji	Express	Dōjō-minamiguchi
Taoji	Semi-Express	Dōjō-minamiguchi
Taoji	Local	Dōjō-minamiguchi

History

On 18 December 1928, Nirō Station was opened in tandem with the opening of the Sanda Line.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 177 passengers daily^[2]

Surrounding area

Kita-Kobe Denen Sports Park
Ajisai Stadium North Kobe

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. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.