Nishi-Motomachi Station

Nishi-Motomachi Station (西元町駅, Nishi-Motomachi-eki, station number: HS 34) is a train station on the Hanshin Railway Kōbe Kōsoku Line in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Nishi-Motomachi

西元町駅
West exit to Nishi-Motomachi station
General information
Owned byKobe Rapid Transit Railway
Operated byHanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)Kobe Kosoku Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeHS34
History
OpenedApril 7, 1968
RebuiltJanuary 18, 1995 – January 17, 1996
Services
Hanshin Railway Kōbe Kōsoku Line (HS 34)
Motomachi (HS 33)   Hanshin Local   Kōsoku Kōbe (HS 35)
Motomachi (HS 33)   Sanyo Local   Kōsoku Kōbe (HS 35)
Motomachi (HS 33)   Rapid Express (3 eastbound trains only, on weekends and holidays)   Kōsoku Kōbe (HS 35)
Motomachi (HS 33)   Hanshin Limited Express   Kōsoku Kōbe (HS 35)
Motomachi (HS 33)   Through Limited Express (yellow marking)   Kōsoku Kōbe (HS 35)
Through Limited Express (red marking): Does not stop at this station
S Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

Layout

The station has two tracks with two side platforms. Elevator access is only available at the east exit.

1 ■ ■Kōbe Kōsoku Line for Sannomiya, Koshien, Amagasaki and Osaka (Umeda)
Change trains at Sannomiya or Amagasaki for Ōsaka Namba and Nara
2 ■ ■Kōbe Kōsoku Line for Kosoku Kobe, Shinkaichi, Akashi and Himeji
Change trains at Shinkaichi for the Shintetsu Line

History
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The station opened on 7 April 1968.[1]

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

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

References
  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 11 January 2022.

34°41′2.04″N 135°10′46.52″E


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