Jump to content

Kōsoku Kōbe Station

Coordinates: 34°40′45.7″N 135°10′27.98″E / 34.679361°N 135.1744389°E / 34.679361; 135.1744389
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Kōsoku Kobe Station)
Kōsoku Kōbe

高速神戸
Trains at Kōsoku Kōbe Station
General information
LocationChūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°40′45.7″N 135°10′27.98″E / 34.679361°N 135.1744389°E / 34.679361; 135.1744389
Owned byKobe Rapid Transit Railway
Managed byHanshin Railway, Hankyu Railway
Line(s)Kobe Kosoku Line
PlatformsIsland platforms
ConnectionsWest Japan Railway Company JR Kobe Line (Kobe Station)
Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line (Harborland Station)
History
Opened7 April 1968 (1968-04-07)
Services
Hanshin Railway Kobe Kosoku Line (HS 35)
Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34)   Hanshin Local   Shinkaichi (HS 36)
Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34)   Sanyo Local   Shinkaichi (HS 36)
Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34)   Rapid Express (3 eastbound trains only, on weekends and holidays)   Shinkaichi (HS 36)
Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34)   Hanshin Limited Express   Shinkaichi (HS 36)
Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34)   Through Limited Express (yellow marking)   Shinkaichi (HS 36)
Motomachi (HS 33)   S Limited Express   Shinkaichi (HS 36)
Motomachi (HS 33)   Through Limited Express (red marking)   Shinkaichi (HS 36)
Hankyū Railway Kobe Kosoku Line (HS 35)
Hanakuma (HK-17)   Hankyu Local   Shinkaichi (HS 36)
Hanakuma (HK-17)   Sanyo Local   Shinkaichi (HS 36)
Hanakuma (HK-17)   Express (only running for Shinkaichi)   Shinkaichi (HS 36)
Hanakuma (HK-17)   Rapid Express   Shinkaichi (HS 36)
Hanakuma (HK-17)   Limited Express
Morning Commutation Limited Express
  Shinkaichi (HS 36)
Hanakuma (HK-17)   Limited Express "Atago" (operated during crowded season)   Terminus
East entrance

Kōsoku Kōbe Station (高速神戸駅, Kōsoku Kōbe-eki, station number: HS 35) is a train station on the Hanshin Railway Kobe Kosoku Line and the Hankyu Railway Kobe Kosoku Line in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Lines

[edit]

Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Co., Ltd. owns the tracks and facilities of those railway lines as "the Tozai Line" of the Category-3 operator, and Hanshin and Hankyu operates trains running on the line as Category-2 operators.

The station is also connected to the following stations via the Duo Kobe underground shopping mall.

Layout

[edit]

The station has two island platforms with four tracks underground.


1  Hankyu Railway Kobe Kosoku Line for Kobe-sannomiya, Nishinomiya-kitaguchi and Osaka-umeda
Change to the Imazu Line at Nishinomiya-kitaguchi for Takarazuka and to the Kyoto Line at Juso for Kyoto-kawaramachi
2   Hanshin Railway Kobe Kosoku Line for Sannomiya, Koshien, Amagasaki and Osaka-Umeda
Change to the Hanshin Namba Line at Amagasaki for Osaka Namba and Nara
3   Kobe Kosoku Line from the Hankyu Railway Kobe Line for Shinkaichi
from the Hankyu Railway Kobe Kosoku Line for Suma, Akashi and Himeji
starting Kosoku Kobe for Suma, Akashi and Himeji
Change to the Shintetsu Line at Shinkaichi for Arima, Sanda and Ao
4   Kobe Kosoku Line from the Hanshin Railway Main Line for Shinkaichi, Suma, Akashi and Himeji
Change to the Shintetsu Line at Shinkaichi for Arima, Sanda and Ao

History

[edit]

The station opened on 7 April 1968.[1]

Damage to the station was caused by the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995.[2]

Station numbering was introduced on 1 April 2014.[3]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [All railway stations in Hyogo Private railways and public railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe Shimbun. 2012. p. 206. ISBN 9784343006745.
  2. ^ "阪神大震災 被災と復旧の記録(5)神戸高速鉄道" [Record of Great Hanshin Earthquake Damage and Restoration (5) Kobe Rapid Transit]. 鉄道ファン (in Japanese). 36: 71–75. December 1996.
  3. ^ "阪神「三宮」を「神戸三宮」に駅名変更のうえ、駅ナンバリングを導入し、全てのお客さまに分かりやすい駅を目指します" [After changing the station name from Hanshin "Sannomiya" to "Kobe Sannomiya" Introduced station numbering, Aiming for a station that is easy for all customers to understand] (PDF). hanshin.co.jp (in Japanese). 30 April 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2022.