The JR West station opened under JNR ownership on 1 April 1954.

After the privatization of JNR in 1987, the station became incorporated into the JR Kobe Line when it began services the next year.

[1] On 17 January 1995, the station sustained damage during the Great Hanshin earthquake on 17 January 1995, and remained closed for a short amount of time as repairs were taking place.

There are additional express tracks just north of the platforms that allow trains to bypass the station.

This Hyōgo Prefecture railroad station-related article is a stub.