Okaba Station
# Okaba Station

Okaba Station (岡場駅, Okaba-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).

## Lines

Okaba Station is served by the Shintetsu Sanda Line, and is located 3.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Arimaguchi, 23.3 kilometers from Minatogawa and 23.7 kilometers from Shinkaichi.

## Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms, with the station building underneath. The effective length of each platform is 6 cars, but due to the position of the ATS to prevent accidental departure, a maximum of 4 cars can be used on Platforms 1 and 2 in the direction of Sanda, and a maximum of 5 cars can be used in Platforms 3 and 4 in the Shinkaichi direction.

### Platforms

| 1, 2 | ■ Shintetsu Sanda Line | for Yokoyama and Sanda |
| - | - | - |
| 3, 4 | ■ Shintetsu Sanda Line | for Arimaguchi and Minatogawa |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| Shintetsu Sanda Line |||||
| Tanigami | Special Rapid Express | Taoji |
| Gosha | Express | Taoji |
| Gosha | Semi-Express | Taoji |
| Gosha | Local | Taoji |

## History

On 18 December 1928, the station was opened with the opening of the Sanda Line.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9,396 passengers daily

## Surrounding area

* Hyogo Prefectural Route 15 Kobe Sanda Line (Arima Highway)

Kita-ku Central Building Kobe City Kita-kui Ward Office

