Hankyū Kōbe Main Line

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The Kōbe Main Line (神戸本線, Kōbe Honsen) of

Sannomiya
in Kobe.

The

JR Kobe Line
) are the two lines parallel to the Hankyu Kobe Line within a short distance of each other.

Definition

The line is commonly called Kobe Line (神戸線, Kōbe sen) for short, but in the broader sense 'Kobe Line' refers to the entire network of the trunk Kobe Main Line and connecting branch lines of

Imazu and Kōyō
Lines.

Network

At the Kobe end of the line some trains continue through onto the

Kobe Rapid Railway
, an underground line allowing interchange between the lines of several commuter rail companies operating in Kobe.

The Kobe Main Line has interchanges at several of its stations with other lines operated by Hankyu. The Hankyu main lines to

Koyo Line
at Shukugawa.

History

The Umeda - Juso section was opened in 1910 as part of the

Hankyu Takarazuka Line
.

The Juso - Oji-Koen section opened as a 1435mm gauge line electrified at 600 VDC in 1920. In 1926 the line was duplicated, and in 1936 it was extended to Kobe Sannomiya. In 1967 the voltage was increased to 1500 VDC.

Until 1936, the line's terminal in Kobe was in Kamitsutsui. As a branch of the main line, the 1 km (0.62 mi) line between Oji-Koen Station and Kamitsutsui Station continued to provide a connection to the Kobe tram network until 1941.

The Kobe Main Line was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Kobe Line took 7 months to complete.[1]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013.[2]

Future plans

A new station will be built near the Muko River between Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi and Tsukaguchi. The project, which includes a bicycle parking lot and reconstruction of the surrounding roads, is expected to cost ¥6 billion.[3] Agreements to build the station were signed by the railway and the national treasury was signed in October 2022.

Train services

During the day, only local trains (普通) and limited express trains (特急) which stop only at major stations along the line, are operated. Other commuter and express services operate only early mornings, commuting times, and late nights.[4]

  • Local trains (普通) stop at all stations, all times of the day. Most operate between Osaka-Umeda and Kobe-Sannomiya, but some start and end at Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi.
  • Semi-Express trains (準急) are operated from
    Imazu Line
    and the Kobe Line on weekday mornings.
  • Commuter Express trains (通勤急行) operate on weekdays, from Kobe-Sannomiya to Osaka-Umeda in the morning, and from Osaka-Umeda to Kobe-Sannomiya in the evening rush hour.
  • Express trains (急行) operate from Osaka-Umeda to Kobe-Sannomiya or Shinkaichi late nights, as well as one eastbound train on weekend mornings.
  • Semi-Limited Express (準特急) operate from Osaka-Umeda to Kosoku Kobe or Shinkaichi in the evenings as well as one early morning train towards Osaka-Umeda.
  • Commuter Limited Express trains (通勤特急) operate in both directions on weekday mornings. Some trains consist of 10 cars, of which the last car (to Osaka-Umeda) or the first car (to Kobe-Sannomiya) is for women only.
  • Limited Express trains (特急) operate in both directions, all day except early morning and late night.
  • Maximum speed: 115 km/h (71 mph)

Stations

  • ● : All trains stop
  • | : All trains pass
  • ◆ : Extra services to the Imazu Line pass
No. Station Native Name km Semi-Express Commuter Express Express Semi-Limited Express Commuter Limited Express Limited Express Connections Location
Kobe Line
HK-01 Osaka-Umeda 大阪梅田 0.0 ● ● ● ● ● ● Kita-ku, Osaka Osaka
HK-02 Nakatsu 中津 0.9 ↑ | | | | |  
HK-03 Jūsō 十三 2.4 ● ● ● ● ● ●
  • Kyoto Line
 Yodogawa-ku, Osaka
HK-04 Kanzakigawa 神崎川 4.1 ↑ | | | | |  
HK-05 Sonoda 園田 7.2 ↑ | | | | |  
Amagasaki
 Hyōgo
HK-06 Tsukaguchi 塚口 10.2 ● ● ● ● ● |
  • Itami Line
HK-07
Mukonosō
 武庫之荘 12.3 ↑ ● | | | |  
HK-08
Nishinomiya-kitaguchi
 西宮北口 15.6 ↑ ● ◆ ● ● ●
  • Imazu Line
Nishinomiya
HK-09 Shukugawa 夙川 18.3   ● ● ● ● ●
  • Koyo Line
HK-10 Ashiyagawa 芦屋川 21.0 ● ● | | |  
Ashiya
HK-11
Okamoto
 岡本 23.4 ● ● ● ● ●   Higashi­nada-ku, Kobe
HK-12 Mikage 御影 25.6 ● ● | | |  
HK-13
Rokko
 六甲 27.4 ● ● ● | |   Nada-ku, Kobe
HK-14
Oji-Koen
 王子公園 29.2 ● ● | | |  
HK-15 Kasuganomichi 春日野道 30.7 ● ● | | |   Chūō-ku, Kobe
HK-16
Kobe Sannomiya
 神戸三宮 32.3 ● ● ● ● ●
Kobe Kosoku Line
HK-17 Hanakuma 花隈 33.6     ● ● ● ●   Chūō-ku, Kobe Hyōgo
HS 35
Kosoku Kobe
 高速神戸 34.5 ● ● ● ●
  • Hanshin Railway Kobe Kosoku Line
  • Kobe Station
    )
  • Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line (K04: Harborland Station)
HS 36 Shinkaichi 新開地 35.1 ● ● ● ●
  • Hanshin Railway Kobe Kosoku Line (to Sanyo Railway)
  • Kobe Kosoku Line
    (KB01)
 Hyōgo-ku, Kobe
Through services: From Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi:

Semi-Express from

Imazu Line for Takarazuka

(Extra services) Express trains:

Imazu Line for Nigawa

Rolling stock

Former

See also

  • Hankyū Kyōto Main Line
  • Hankyū Takarazuka Main Line

References

  1. ISBN 978-4-02-340142-6
    .
  2. ^ "「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」４駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" ["Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ "阪急神戸線「武庫川新駅」2市と阪急電鉄が基本合意 開業時期や負担割合は？ | 鉄道ニュース【鉄道プレスネット】". news.railway-pressnet.com (in Japanese). 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. ^ Hankyu Corporation (2022-10-12). "２０２２年１２月１７日（土）初発より阪急全線（神戸線・宝塚線・京都線）でダイヤ改正を実施" (PDF). Hankyu Railway. Retrieved 2023-08-31.

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