Kōbe Station (Hyogo)

For other uses, see Kobe Station.

Kobe Station 神戸駅
Panoramic view of the station from the north
General information
Location	3-1-1 Aioichō, Chūō, Kobe, Hyōgo （神戸市中央区相生町三丁目1-1） Japan
Coordinates	34°40′46″N 135°10′41″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Tokaido Main Line Sanyo Main Line
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	JR-A63
History
Opened	11 May 1874

Kobe Station (神戸駅, Kōbe-eki) is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Although Kobe Station is the namesake of the city of Kobe, Kobe City Hall and the commercial center of Kobe is closer to Kobe-Sannomiya Station.

Lines

The station technically forms the end point of the Tokaido Main Line and the starting of the Sanyo Main Line. This fact is barely discernible in current practice because only a few trains originate or terminate at Kobe; as a result, the station is more commonly perceived as being in the midsection of the JR Kobe Line, an alternative name for the section of the Tokaido and Sanyo lines between Osaka and Himeji.

Layout

The station has one side platform and two island platforms serving five elevated tracks.

Platforms

1	■ JR Kōbe Line	Rapid service trains for Sannomiya, Amagasaki and Osaka on weekday mornings
2	■ JR Kōbe Line	Special rapid service trains and Limited Express Hamakaze (also some rapid services) for Sannomiya, Amagasaki and Osaka
3	■ JR Kōbe Line	Local trains and rapid service for Sannomiya, Amagasaki, and Osaka
4	■ JR Kōbe Line	Local trains and rapid service for Nishi-Akashi and Himeji
5	■ JR Kōbe Line	Special rapid service (also some rapid services) for Nishi-Akashi and Himeji ■Limited Express Hamakaze for Kinosaki-Onsen, Kasumi, Hamasaka, and Tottori ■Commuter Limited Express Rakuraku Harima for Nishi-Akashi and Himeji

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Tokaido/Sanyo Line (JR Kobe Line)
Sannomiya (JR-A61)		West Express Ginga (San'yo Route)		Nishi-Akashi (JR-A74)
Sannomiya (JR-A61)		West Express Ginga (San'in Route)		Nishi-Akashi (JR-A74) (Izumoshi bound trains) Bitchu-Takahashi (JR-V12) (Kyōto bound trains)
Sannomiya (JR-A61)		Limited Express Super Hakuto (No. 13 only) Commuter Limited Express Rakuraku Harima Limited Express Hamakaze		Akashi (JR-A73)
Sannomiya (JR-A61)		Special Rapid Service		Akashi (JR-A73)
Motomachi (JR-A62)		Rapid Service		Hyōgo (JR-A64)
Motomachi (JR-A62)		Local		Hyōgo (JR-A64)

History

Kobe Station opened on 11 May 1874.^[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Kobe being assigned station number JR-A63.^[2][3]

Surrounding area

In front of the station

The area to the south of the station was previously a freight yard, but was redeveloped and became a waterfront commercial center called Harborland.

Escalators and underground pathways link pedestrian traffic from the above-ground Kobe Station with the relatively close underground stations of Kosoku Kobe on the Kobe Rapid Railway and Harborland on the Kaigan Line of the Kobe Municipal Subway.

In popular culture

• The station is referred to in GaGaGa SP's song of the same name, 「神戸駅」(Kōbe-eki).^[4][5]

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 41. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
2. "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
3. "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
4. "ガガガSP「神戸駅」" (in Japanese). LD&K music. 20 December 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
5. "神戸駅 ガガガSP" (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2024. 神戸駅の駐車場で 二人で見た夢は

External links

• JR West - Kobe Station (in Japanese)