Okamoto Station (Hyōgo)

Okamoto Station (岡本駅) is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.

Lines
Okamoto Station is served by the Hankyū Kōbe Main Line, and is located 23.4 km from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda.

Layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an underground passage.

History
Okamoto Station opened on 16 July 1920.

The level crossing on the station premises were removed in 1967 while the station building was reconstructed in 1979.

The station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Kobe Line took 7 months to complete.

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Okamoto being designated as station number HK-11.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,105 passengers daily

Surrounding area
In the area around Okamoto Station, there are two famous 'Bairin', spots to see plum flowers in early spring. Those are Okamoto Bairin and Hokura Bairin.
 * Settsu-Motoyama Station (JR Kōbe Line)
 * Konan University (甲南大学)
 * Konan Women's University (甲南女子大学)
 * Konan Girls' Junior and Senior High School (甲南女子中学校・高等学校)
 * Kobe Pharmaceutical University (神戸薬科大学)
 * Yamate Road (山手幹線)
 * Okamoto Bairin Park (岡本梅林公園)

Buses

 * Kobe City Bus
 * Route 30 for Fukae, Higashinada Senior High School, and Fukae-Hamamachi
 * Route 31 for JR Konan-Yamate / for Uzumoridai
 * Route 33 for JR Konan-Yamate / for Mikage
 * Route 34 for JR Konan-Yamate / for Uozaki-Hamamachi
 * Kobe Minato Kanko
 * Route 11 directly to Rokko Island
 * Route 12 for Hanshin Mikage and Rokko Island / for Shukugawa Green Town (Hankyu Shukugawa Station)