Arima Onsen Station

Arima Onsen Station (有馬温泉駅) 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 357 m, 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A freight siding used to exist next to track 2, but has been replaced by a parking lot.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