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. It is owned and operated by private operator

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Layout

This station consists of two opposed elevated

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s serving two tracks.

History

Fukae Station opened on April 12, 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line. 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 had ...

. Service in the affected area was restored by June 26, 1995. Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Fukae being designated as station number HS-21. Between April 2009 and November 2019, the line between Sumiyoshi Station and Ashiya Station underwent grade separation. The elevated westbound tracks opened for service in December 2015 while the eastbound tracks opened for service on November 30, 2019.

Gallery

File:Fukae Station 20200103-2.jpg, Elevated platforms as seen in 2020 File:Fukae Station 20200103-3.jpg, Station concourse at the conclusion of grade separation work

References

External links

Station website (in Japanese)
{{Hanshin Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1905 Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture