extended from this station to Kami-Koshien. 24 April 1949 - Baseball specters fell over like a file of dominoes, killing one and injuring eleven. 6 May 1975 - The Koshien Line was abandoned. 17 January 1995 - The Great Hanshin earthquake hit the Main Line and operations were temporarily halted. The train operation resumed on the Main Line from Umeda to Koshien on January 18, from Koshien to Ogi on January 26, and on the whole line on June 26. 21 December 2013 - Introduction of station numbering: Koshien designated as station number HS-14. Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 44,690 passengers daily Surrounding area East LaLaPort Koshien KidZania Koshien Ito Yokado Koshien Police Station Nishinomiya Municipal Naruo Library Hanshin Bus southbound stops for Koshien Hachibancho for via Koshien Hachibancho / for via Hamakoshien for Hamakoshien for Mukogawa-danchi for Takasu-higashi for Naruohama airport limousine for Osaka International Airport (operated by Hanshin Bus and Osaka Airport Transport) West Hanshin Koshien Stadium Daiei Koshien Hanshin Bus northbound stops for for Hanshin Nishinomiya via for (operated by Hanshin Bus and Hankyu Bus) for Takarazuka via Koyanosato and Takarazuka City Hospital for Amagasaki-Hamada Depot and -eki-kita via Nishi-Oshima to (running after night games) (suspended in 2011 and 2012, resumed in 2013) Novotel Koshien Gallery See also List of railway stations in Japan References External links Kōshien Station website Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1924 Hanshin Main Line Nishinomiya