Arima Onsen Station

is a railway station on the Shintetsu Arima Line located near Arima Onsen, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the end point of the line. It is the highest station of Kobe Electric Railway at an elevation of , as well as its easternmost station.

History

• November 28, 1928 - Station opened as the terminus of the Kobe Arima Electric Railway under the name "Arima Station" (有馬駅, Arima-eki).
• 1929, May or earlier - Station renamed to its current name, Arima Onsen Station.
• January 9, 1947 - Kobe Arima Electric Railway, the station's owner, merges with Miki Electric Railway into Kamiari Miki Electric Railway, today's Kobe Electric Railway.
• October 31, 1989 - The current station building is completed.

Station layout

The station has a single island platform with two tracks, each of which can hold a four-car train. Both tracks are used interchangeably. The station building is next to the buffer stops. The original Art Nouveau-style station building was renovated into its current form in 1989.

A freight siding used to exist next to track 2, but has been replaced by a parking lot.

Two three-car trains are stabled at the station at night.

Usage

The following table shows the average number of daily passengers.

Lines

• Kobe Electric Railway
• Arima Line

Adjacent stations

References