is a passenger

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located in

Higashinada-ku is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 30.36 km², and a population of 212,111 (2012). South of the Hanshin Main Line, it is also home to some notable sake brewing areas, including Uozaki and Mikage. Transportation Railways * ...

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, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company

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Lines

Sumiyoshi Station is served by the

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, and is located 24.6 kilometers from the

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of the line at . Only local trains stop at the station.

Layout

The station consists of two elevated opposed

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s serving two tracks. There is only one ticket gate on the ground level.

Platforms

Gallery

File:Hanshi-sumiyoshi-home.jpg, The elevated Hanshin Main Line platforms

History

Sumiyoshi Station opened on April 12, 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line. It was upgraded to an elevated station in 1929. On January 17, 1995, the station was damaged by the

Great Hanshin earthquake The , or Kobe earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST (January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC) in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region known as Hanshin. It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and h ...

. Service in the affected area was restored by June 26, 1995.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1,489 passengers daily

Surrounding area

*Sumiyoshi Park *Hakutsuru Sake Factory and Museum *Higashi Otomezuka Park *Kikumasa Sake Brewery * JR Sumiyoshi Station (approx 1 km)

References

External links

Sumiyoshi Station website
{{Hanshin Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1905 Railway stations in Kobe Hanshin Main Line