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.
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.
Damage to the station was caused by the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995.
Station numbering was introduced on 1 April 2014.
External links
- Station website (in Japanese)
References
- ^ 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.
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