JR Kōbe Line
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (October 2014) |
| JR Kobe Line | |
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| A | |
 321 series on a local service | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | JR神戸線 |
| Owner | JR West |
| Locale | Osaka Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture |
| Termini |
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| Stations | 38 |
| Service | |
| System | Urban Network |
| Operator(s) | JR West JR Freight |
| History | |
| Opened | May 11, 1874 (as part of Tokaido Main Line) March 13, 1988 (renamed as JR Kobe Line) |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 87.9 km (54.6 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 1,500 V DC, overhead lines |
| Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) |
The JR Kobe Line (JR神戸線, JR Kōbe sen) is the nickname of portions of the Tokaido Main Line and the Sanyo Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture. The line, along with the JR Kyoto Line and the Biwako Line, forms a contiguous service that is the main trunk of West Japan Railway Company's Urban Network commuter rail network in the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto Metropolitan Area. The line also offers continuous service to the Gakkentoshi Line via the JR Tōzai Line. It was damaged during the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake.[1]
Trains
- Special Rapid Service (新快速, shin-kaisoku)
- Continuing service from the Kyoto Line, trains stop at Osaka, Amagasaki, Ashiya, Sannomiya, Kobe, Akashi, Nishi-Akashi, Kakogawa and Himeji. Service extends beyond Himeji on Sanyo Main Line to Aboshi and Ako Line to Banshu-Ako.
- Rapid Service (快速, kaisoku)
- Continuing service from the Kyoto Line, trains stop at Osaka, Amagasaki, Nishinomiya, Ashiya, Sumiyoshi, Rokkomichi, Sannomiya, Motomachi, Kobe, Hyōgo, Suma, Tarumi, Maiko and Akashi as rapid service trains and every station after Akashi as local trains. Service extends beyond Himeji on Sanyo Main Line to Aboshi and Ako Line to Banshu-Ako. In the morning and at night, trains pass Suma, Tarumi and Maiko.
- Local trains (普通, futsu)
- Continuing service from the Kyoto Line at Osaka and the JR Tōzai Line at Amagasaki. Makes every stop to Nishi-Akashi, with some extended service to Kakogawa during rush hour.
Stations
Stations are listed from east to west.
●: Trains stop at all times,｜: Trains pass at all times, ▲: Eastbound trains pass in the morning
| Official line name | No. | Station | Japanese | Distance (km) | Stop | Transfers | Location | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| from Osaka | Local | Rapid | Special Rapid | Ward, city | Prefecture | ||||||
| Through service to/from the JR Kyoto Line | |||||||||||
| Tokaido Main Line | JR-A47 | Osaka | 大阪 | - | 0.0 | JR Kyoto Line (Tokaido Main Line), Osaka Loop Line Hankyu Kyoto Line, Hankyu Kobe Line, Hankyu Takarazuka Line (HK-01: Umeda Station) Hanshin Main Line (HS 01: Umeda Station) Osaka Municipal Subway: Midosuji Line (M16: Umeda Station), Yotsubashi Line (Y11: Nishi-Umeda Station), Tanimachi Line (T20: Higashi-Umeda Station) |
Kita-ku, Osaka | Osaka | |||
| JR-A48 | Tsukamoto | 塚本 | 3.4 | 3.4 | Yodogawa-ku, Osaka | ||||||
| JR-A49 | Amagasaki | 尼崎 | 4.3 | 7.7 | JR Tōzai Line, JR Takarazuka Line (Fukuchiyama Line) | Amagasaki | Hyōgo | ||||
| JR-A50 | Tachibana | 立花 | 3.0 | 10.7 | |||||||
| JR-A51 | Koshienguchi | 甲子園口 | 2.2 | 12.9 | Nishinomiya | ||||||
| JR-A52 | Nishinomiya | 西宮 | 2.5 | 15.4 | |||||||
| JR-A53 | Sakura Shukugawa | さくら夙川 | 1.5 | 16.9 | |||||||
| JR-A54 | Ashiya | 芦屋 | 2.3 | 19.2 | Ashiya | ||||||
| JR-A55 | Konan Yamate | 甲南山手 | 1.4 | 20.6 | Higashinada-ku, Kobe | ||||||
| JR-A56 | Settsu-Motoyama | 摂津本山 | 1.5 | 22.1 | |||||||
| JR-A57 | Sumiyoshi | 住吉 | 1.6 | 23.6 | Kobe New Transit: Rokko Island Line (R01) | ||||||
| JR-A58 | Rokkomichi | 六甲道 | 2.2 | 25.9 | Nada-ku, Kobe | ||||||
| JR-A59 | Maya[Note 1] | 摩耶 | 1.4 | 27.3 | |||||||
| JR-A60 | Nada | 灘 | 0.9 | 28.2 | |||||||
| JR-A61 | Sannomiya | 三ノ宮 | 2.4 | 30.6 | Hankyu Kobe Line, Kobe Kosoku Line (HK-16: Kobe Sannomiya Station) Hanshin Main Line (HS 32: Kobe Sannomiya Station) Kobe New Transit: Port Island Line (P01) Kobe Municipal Subway: Seishin-Yamate Line (S03: Sannomiya Station), Kaigan Line (K01: Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae Station) |
Chuo-ku, Kobe | |||||
| JR-A62 | Motomachi | 元町 | 0.8 | 31.4 | Hanshin Main Line, Kobe Kosoku Line (HS 33) | ||||||
| JR-A63 | Kobe | 神戸 | 1.7 | 33.1 | Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line (HS 35) Hankyu Kobe Kosoku Line (HS 35) Kobe Municipal Subway: Kaigan Line (K04: Harborland Station) | ||||||
| Sanyo Main Line | |||||||||||
| JR-A64 | Hyōgo | 兵庫 | 1.8 | 34.9 | Wadamisaki Line(Sanyo Main Line Wadamisaki Branch) | Hyogo-ku, Kobe | |||||
| JR-A65 | Shin-Nagata | 新長田 | 2.3 | 37.2 | Kobe Municipal Subway: Seishin-Yamate Line (S09), Kaigan Line (K10) | Nagata-ku, Kobe | |||||
| JR-A66 | Takatori | 鷹取 | 1.0 | 38.2 | Suma-ku, Kobe | ||||||
| JR-A67 | Suma-Kaihinkōen | 須磨海浜公園 | 0.9 | 39.1 | |||||||
| JR-A68 | Suma | 須磨 | 1.3 | 40.4 | Sanyo Railway Main Line (SY 06: Sanyo Suma Station) | ||||||
| JR-A69 | Shioya | 塩屋 | 2.0 | 43.3 | Sanyo Railway Main Line (SY 08: Sanyo Shioya Station) | Tarumi-ku, Kobe | |||||
| JR-A70 | Tarumi | 垂水 | 2.9 | 46.2 | Sanyo Railway Main Line (SY 11: Sanyo Tarumi Station) | ||||||
| JR-A71 | Maiko | 舞子 | 2.0 | 48.2 | Sanyo Railway Main Line (SY 13: Maiko-koen Station) | ||||||
| JR-A72 | Asagiri | 朝霧 | 1.9 | 50.1 | Akashi | ||||||
| JR-A73 | Akashi | 明石 | 2.4 | 52.5 | Sanyo Railway Main Line (SY 17: Sanyo Akashi Station) | ||||||
| JR-A74 | Nishi Akashi | 西明石 | 3.4 | 55.9 | Sanyō Shinkansen | ||||||
| JR-A75 | Okubo | 大久保 | 2.8 | 58.7 | |||||||
| JR-A76 | Uozumi | 魚住 | 3.5 | 62.2 | |||||||
| JR-A77 | Tsuchiyama | 土山 | 3.1 | 65.3 | Harima | ||||||
| JR-A78 | Higashi-Kakogawa | 東加古川 | 3.3 | 68.6 | Kakogawa | ||||||
| JR-A79 | Kakogawa | 加古川 | 3.6 | 72.2 | Kakogawa Line | ||||||
| JR-A80 | Hoden | 宝殿 | 3.3 | 75.5 | Takasago | ||||||
| JR-A81 | Sone | 曽根 | 4.0 | 79.5 | |||||||
| JR-A82 | Himeji Bessho | ひめじ別所 | 2.0 | 81.5 | Himeji | ||||||
| JR-A83 | Gochaku | 御着 | 2.1 | 83.6 | |||||||
| JR-A84 | Higashi-Himeji[Note 1] | 東姫路 | 2.4 | 86.0 | |||||||
| JR-A85 | Himeji | 姫路 | 1.9 | 87.9 | Sanyo Main Line, Sanyo Shinkansen, Bantan Line, Kishin Line Sanyo Railway Main Line (SY 43: Sanyo Himeji Station) | ||||||
| Through service to/from the Sanyo Main Line and the Ako Line | |||||||||||
Rolling stock
Local
- 207 series (from 1991, through service with Fukuchiyama Line and katamachi Line via JR Tōzai Line)
- 321 series (from 2005, through service with Fukuchiyama Line and katamachi Line via JR Tōzai Line)
Special Rapid and Rapid
- 221 series (from 1989, through service with Akō Line via Sanyo Line)
- 223-1000/2000/6000 series (from 1995, through service with Akō Line via Sanyo Line)
- 225-0/100 series (from 2010, through service with Akō Line via Sanyo Line)
Limited Express
- 285 series (Sunrise Izumo/Sunrise Seto service from July 1998, through service with Seto-Ōhashi Line and Hakubi Line)
- KiHa 189 series (Hamakaze service from 2010, through service with Sanin Main Line via Bantan Line)
- Chizu Express HOT7000 series (Super Hakuto service from 1994, through service with Sanin Main Line via Chizu Line)
Former
- 103 series (until August 1, 2005)
- 113 series (until October 16, 2004)
- 115 series
- 117 series (from 1980 until May 10, 1999)
- 201 series (from 1983 until 2007)
- 205-0 series (from 1986 until 2006, from 2011 until March 2013)
- KiHa 181 series (Hamakaze limited express, until 2010)
References
- ^ Schiff, Anschel (1999). Hyogoken-Nanbu (Kobe) Earthquake of January 17, 1995: Lifeline Performance. ASCE Publications. ISBN 9780784474662.
