It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.

It is also a terminus of the 2.2 km (1.4 mi) long Hankyu Kōyō Line.

The Kobe Main Line platform straddles the Shukugawa River in part on the east side, and the Kōyō Line platform is located on the west bank of the Shukugawa River.

[2] The station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995.

Restoration work on the Kobe Line took 7 months to complete.