Shin-Kōbe Station
Railway and metro station in Kobe, Japan
San'yō Shinkansen
Hokushin Line
Seishin-Yamate Line
1 island platform and 1 side platform (lower level)
- 15 March 1972 (Shinkansen)
- 18 June 1985 (Kobe Municipal Subway)
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Shin-Kōbe Station
Location within Kobe
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Shin-Kōbe Station (Hyōgo Prefecture)
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Shin-Kōbe Station (Japan)
Show map of JapanShin-Kōbe station (新神戸駅, Shin-Kōbe-eki) is a railway station on the San'yō Shinkansen and the Seishin-Yamate Line serving the city of Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area. It is located to the north of Kobe city centre, at the foot of Mount Rokkō. The Shinkansen trains mostly run inside tunnels under the mountains in this area. The station exists in a small space in between two long tunnels (Rokkō and Kobe Tunnels).
This station was newly built for the San'yō Shinkansen and is connected with the city center by the Kobe Municipal Subway.
Lines
- JR West (San'yō Shinkansen)
- Kobe Municipal Subway (Seishin-Yamate Line and Hokushin Line, station number: S02)
Layout
San'yō Shinkansen
Two side platforms serving two tracks. Both platforms have platform screen doors.
| 1 |  San'yō Shinkansen | for Okayama, Hakata, and Kagoshima-chuo |
| 2 | San'yō Shinkansen | for Shin-Ōsaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo |
Seishin-Yamate Line and Hokushin Line
One side platform serving one track and one island platform serving two tracks (one of which is single ended).
| 1 | Hokushin Line | to Tanigami |
| Seishin-Yamate Line | returning for Sannomiya, Myodani, and Seishin-chūō | |
| 2 | Seishin-Yamate Line | from Tanigami for Sannomiya, Myodani, and Seishin-chūō |
| 3 | Seishin-Yamate Line | returning for Sannomiya, Myodani, and Seishin-chūō |
History
The Shinkansen station opened on 15 March 1972.[1] The subway station opened on 18 June 1985.[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[1] The Hokushin Line started operation on 2 April 1988.[2]
On 17 January 1995, the station was affected by the Great Hanshin earthquake, with all services halted. Operations resumed on the Hokushin Line from 18 January, subway services resumed from 16 February, and Sanyo Shinkansen services resumed from 8 April 1995.
From the start of the revised timetable introduced on 1 October 2003, Shin-Kobe Station became a mandatory stopping point for all high-speed Shinkansen trains.[citation needed]
Surrounding area
- Shin-Kobe Oriental City
- Shin-Kobe Ropeway
- Nunobiki Falls
- Nunobiki Herb Garden
- Maya Cablecar and Maya Ropeway
- Mt. Maya
See also
References
- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 238. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ a b Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. pp. 291–292. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shin-Kobe Station.
- JR West station information (in Japanese)
34°42′24″N 135°11′45″E / 34.70667°N 135.19583°E / 34.70667; 135.19583
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