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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 West exit to Nishi-Motomachi station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Owned by | Kobe Rapid Transit Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Hanshin Electric Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Kobe Kosoku Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | HS34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 7, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | January 18, 1995 – January 17, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Layout
editThe 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]
External links
edit- Station website (in Japanese)
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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 / 34.6839000°N 135.1795889°E
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