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Okamoto Station (岡本駅, Okamoto-eki, station number: HK-11) is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.
Okamoto Station is served by the Hankyū Kōbe Main Line, and is located 23.4 kilometres (14.5 miles) from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda.
The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an underground passage.
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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,105 passengers daily
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.
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