Sannomiya Station

This article is about Sannomiya Station (non-JR). For JR Sannomiya Station, see Sannomiya Station (JR West).

Sannomiya Station 三宮駅
Location
Prefecture	Hyōgo (See other stations in Hyōgo)
City	Kobe
Ward	Chūō
(in Japanese)	神戸市中央区
Rail services
Operator(s)	Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Hankyu Corporation Kobe New Transit Co., Ltd. Kobe Municipal Subway
Large bus terminal(s) attached to the station

Sannomiya Station (三宮駅, Sannomiya-eki) is located in the heart of Kobe, Japan. This station is the main railway terminal of Kobe.

Lines

• Hanshin Electric Railway (Main Line)
• Hankyu Railway (Kobe Line, Kobe Kosoku Line)
• Kobe Municipal Subway (Seishin-Yamate Line, S03)
• Kobe New Transit (Port Island Line, P01)

Sannomiya Hanadokeimae Station on the Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line(K01) as well as Hanshin Sannomiya Station is adjacent to the main building.

Hanshin Railway Main Line

Hanshin Railway
Sannomiya Station 三宮駅
Location
Prefecture	Hyōgo
City	Kobe
Ward	Chūō
Neighborhood etc.	1-8, Onoe-dōri Hatchōme
Coordinates	34°41′35.42″N 135°11′43.98″E
(in Japanese)	神戸市中央区小野柄通八丁目1-8
History
Year opened	1905
Former names	Kōbe Kumoi-dōri Station Kōbe Station
Present name since	1936
Rail services
Operator(s)	Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Main Line

Sannomiya Station (Hanshin) layout
Legend 1933-1936 ↑Kasuganomichi 1 2 3 1936-2011 ↑Kasuganomichi 1 2 3 ↓Motomachi Current layout ↑Kasuganomichi 1 2 3 ↓Motomachi After completion (by March 2013) ↑Kasuganomichi 1 2 3 ↓Motomachi

Layout

This station has three platforms with three tracks below ground level. It is undergoing repairs which are to be completed by March 2013 when there will then be two platforms with three tracks.

0	■■Main Line	for getting off the trains from Shinkaichi, Kosou Kobe and Motomachi
1	■■Main Line	for Koshien, Amagasaki and Osaka (Umeda)
2	■■Main Line	for Motomachi, Kosoku Kobe, Shinkaichi, Suma, Akashi and Himeji
3	■■Main Line	returning for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda, Namba) and Nara

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line
Kasuganomichi		Hanshin Local		Motomachi
Terminus		Sanyo Local		Motomachi
Uozaki		Rapid Express		Terminus
Mikage		Limited Express		Motomachi
Terminus		Sanyo S Limited Express		Motomachi

Hankyu Railway Kobe Line, Kobe Kosoku Line

Hankyu Railway
Sannomiya Station 三宮駅
Location
Prefecture	Hyōgo
City	Kobe
Ward	Chūō
Neighborhood etc.	Kanōchō Yonchōme
Coordinates	34°41′35.41″N 135°11′34.37″E
(in Japanese)	神戸市中央区加納町四丁目
History
Year opened	1936
Former name	Kōbe Station
Present name since	1968
Rail services
Operator(s)	Hankyu Corporation
Line(s)	Kobe Main Line Kobe Kosoku Line

Sannomiya Station (Hankyu) layout
Legend ↑Kasuganomichi (Kobe Line) 3 2 1 ↓Hanakuma (Kobe Kosoku Line)

Layout

This station has two island platforms with three tracks elevated close to JR Sannomiya Station.

1	■Kobe Kosoku Line	(Line 1) for Shinkaichi and the Sanyo Railway Main Line (Akashi, Himeji)
2	■Kobe KosokuLine	(Line 2) for Shinkaichi and the Sanyo Railway Main Line (Akashi, Himeji) only used for terminating trains
3	■Kobe Line	(Line 2) for Nishinomiya-kitaguchi, Osaka (Umeda), Takarazuka, Imazu, Kyoto and Kita-Senri
4	■Kobe Line	(Line 3) for Nishinomiya-kitaguchi, Osaka (Umeda), Takarazuka, Imazu, Kyoto and Kita-Senri

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hankyu Railway Kobe Line, Kobe Kosoku Line
Kasuganomichi (Kobe Line)		Hankyu Local		Hanakuma (Kobe Kosoku Line)
Terminus		Sanyo Local		Hanakuma (Kobe Kosoku Line)
Kasuganomichi (Kobe Line)		Commutation Express		Terminus
Kasuganomichi (Kobe Line)		Express		Hanakuma (Kobe Kosoku Line)
Rokkō (Kobe Line)		Rapid Express		Hanakuma (Kobe Kosoku Line)
Rokkō (Kobe Line)		Extra Limited Express (Kosoku Kobe - Arashiyama)		Hanakuma (Kobe Kosoku Line)
Okamoto (Kobe Line)		Limited Express Commutation Limited Express		Hanakuma (Kobe Kosoku Line)

Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line

Kobe Municipal Subway
Sannomiya Station 三宮駅
Location
Prefecture	Hyōgo
City	Kobe
Ward	Chūō
Neighborhood etc.	Kitanagasa-dōri Itchōme
Coordinates	34°41′40.5″N 135°11′37.51″E
(in Japanese)	神戸市中央区北長狭通一丁目
History
Year opened	1985
Rail services
Station number(s)	S03
Operator(s)	Kobe Municipal Subway
Line(s)	Seishin-Yamate Line

Sannomiya Station (Kobe Subway) layout
Legend left: 2nd basement right: 3rd basement ↑Shin-Kobe 1 2 ↓Kenchomae

Layout

This station has a side platform serving a track on the second basement and the third basement.

1	■Seishin-Yamate Line	(second basement) for Shin-Kobe and Tanigami
2	■Seishin-Yamate Line	(third basement) for Shin-Nagata, Myōdani and Seishin-Chuo

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Seishin-Yamate Line (S03)
Shin-Kobe (S02)		-	Kenchomae (S04)

Port Liner

Port Liner
Sannomiya Station 三宮駅
Location
Prefecture	Hyōgo
City	Kobe
Ward	Chūō
Neighborhood etc.	Kumoi-dōri Hatchōme
Coordinates	34°41′40.23″N 135°11′42.9″E
(in Japanese)	神戸市中央区雲井通八丁目
History
Year opened	1981
Rail services
Station number(s)	P01
Operator(s)	Kobe New Transit Co., Ltd.
Line(s)	Port Island Line

Sannomiya Station (Port Liner) layout
Legend
Boeki Center→ 1 2

Layout

This station has an island platform serving two tracks elevated.

1, 2

■Port Liner

for Kobe Airport for Kita Futō

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Kobe New Transit Prot Island Line (Port Liner, P01)
Terminus		Local	Bōeki Center (P02)
Terminus		Rapid	Naka Koen (P04)

Surroundings

East side (East entrance of Kobe New Transit and JR West)

• Kobe Shimbun Kaikan (M-INT Kobe)
  • Sannomiya Bus Terminal (M1 - M11)
• Chuo Ward Office, Kobe
• Shinki Bus Sannomiya Bus Terminal (M15)

South side (East of Flower Road, Center entrance of Hanshin Railway, Kobe New Transit and JR West)

• The Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited Kobe Branch
  • Hanshin Bus expressway bus (Kobe Sannomiya), Transit buses (Sannomiya-ekimae) (Y1, Y2)
• Kobe Sanyo Bus expressway bus (Kobe Sannomiya), Transit buses (Sannomiya-ekimae) (M12 - M14)
• Sannomiya OPA
• Sogo Kobe
  • Shinki Bus expressway bus (Kobe Sannomiya), Transit buses (Sannomiya-ekimae) (Y3 - Y5)
• Kobe Loft
  • Transit buses (Hanshin-mae) (Y6, Y7)

South side (West of Flower Road, Entrances of Hankyu Railway, West entrance of Hanshin Railway and JR West)

• Kobe Kotsu Center Building
  • Airport limousine for Osaka International Airport and Kansai International Airport (S1)
• Sannomiyacho Itchome (Kobe City Bus) (S2)
• Kobe Marui
  • Transit buses (Hanshin-mae) (S3, S4)
• Sannomiya Center-gai
  • Transit buses (Hanshin-mae) (S5, S6)
• Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Sannomiya Branch
• Kobe City Hall

North side (East of Flower Road, East entrance of JR West and Kobe Subway)

• Sundai
• Transit buses (Subway Sannomiya) (N4 - N8)

North side (West of Flower Road, East entrance of Hankyu Railway and Kobe Subway)

• Yoyogi Seminar
• Transit buses (Subway Sannomiya) (N1 - N3)

West side (West entrance of Hankyu Railway and Kobe Subway)

• Tokyu Hands Sannomiya - connected with the west entrance of Kobe Subway
• Ikuta Shrine

External links

• Port Liner Sannomiya Station (P01) (Japanese)
• Hanshin Sannomiya Station (Japanese)
• Hankyu Sannomiya Station (Japanese)