is a partially elevated

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on the

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, just east of Sumiyoshi River, Japan. Trains travel east to Hanshin's terminal in (Osaka), and west to central Kobe ( and ). At Motomachi, a number of limited express trains carry on along the

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city. It is also possible to change at this station for the Rokko Liner, a driverless system from JR Sumiyoshi to Rokko Island. The two stations of Uozaki are linked by a covered walkway.

Lines

Uozaki Station is served by the

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, and is from the

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. It is also served by the Kobe New Transit Line, and is from the terminus at Sumiyoshi.

Hanshin Main Line

Layout

There are two tracks and two

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. It also has lifts and escalators, as well as waiting rooms on each platform.

History

Uozaki Station opened on the Hanshin Main Line on 12 April 1905. Service was suspended owing to 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 ...

in January 1995. Restoration work on the Hanshin Main Line took 7 months to complete. Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Uozaki being designated as station number HS-25.

Gallery

File:Hanshin Uozaki station 2017 c.jpg, Hanshin Line station building File:Hanshin Uozaki station ホーム延伸部.jpg, Hanshin platforms File:Hanshin Uozaki station - panoramio (2).jpg, Station concourse in 2011

Kobe New Transit Line

Layout

The station has two tracks and two

. It also has lifts and escalators.

History

The station on the Kobe New Transit Line opened on 21 February 1990.

Gallery

File:六甲ライナー魚崎駅.JPG, Kobe New Transit Line platforms

Surroundings

*Sumiyoshi River

References

External links

Hanshin Line station website (in Japanese)Kobe New Transit Line station website (in Japanese)
{{Hanshin Main Line Railway stations in Kobe Railway stations in Japan opened in 1905 Railway stations in Japan opened in 1990