Motomachi Station (Hyōgo)

Motomachi Station

元町駅
Facade of the station
General information
Location1-100, Motomachi Kōka-Dōri (JR)
10-2, Motomachi-Dōri 2-chōme (Hanshin)
Chūō, Kobe, Hyōgo
（神戸市中央区元町高架通1-100 (JR)
神戸市中央区元町通二丁目10-2 (阪神)）
Japan
Coordinates34°41′23″N 135°11′15″E / 34.6896°N 135.1874°E / 34.6896; 135.1874
Operated by
  • JR West
  • Hanshin Electric Railway
    • Line(s)
    Connections
    • Bus stop
    Construction
    Structure typeElevated (JR West)
    Underground (Hanshin)
    AccessibleYes
    Other information
    Station code JR-A62  (JR West)
    HS 33 (Hanshin)
    History
    Opened1905
    Passengers
    2008 (JR
    2005 (Hanshin)    		48,787 (JR)
    15,242 (Hanshin) daily
    Services
    West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
    Tōkaidō Line (JR Kōbe Line) (A-62)
    Sannomiya (JR-A61)   Local   Kōbe (JR-A63)
    Sannomiya (JR-A61)   Rapid Service   Kōbe (JR-A63)
    Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
    Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line,
    Kōbe Kōsoku Line (HS 33)
    Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Hanshin Local   Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)
    Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Sanyo Local   Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)
    Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Rapid Express (3 eastbound trains only, on weekends and holidays)   Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)
    Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Hanshin Limited Express   Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)
    Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Through Limited Express (yellow marking)   Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)
    Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Sanyo S Limited Express   Kōsoku Kōbe (HS 35, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)
    Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Through Limited Express (red marking)   Kosoku Kobe (HS 35, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)

    Motomachi Station (元町駅, Motomachi-eki) is a railway station in Motomachi, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1][2]

    It is one of the main stations serving the central business district of Kobe. The station is the closest access point to the Motomachi shopping district and to Nanking Town, one of Japan's three largest Chinatown districts.

    Lines

    The JR and Hanshin platforms are separated and no interchange is possible without completely leaving one building and entering another; therefore there are technically two separate Motomachi stations, although they are often treated as one.

    The JR station is served by local and rapid trains.

    The Hanshin station is the western terminus of the Main Line, although service continues west on the Kobe Rapid Railway.

    JR West

    Overview

    There are 2 elevated island platforms serving 2 tracks each.

    1 ■ JR Kobe Line rapid service for Nishi-Akashi and Himeji in the morning and the evening on weekdays
    2 ■ JR Kobe Line local trains and rapid service for Nishi-Akashi and Himeji
    3 ■ JR Kobe Line local trains and rapid service for Sannomiya, Amagasaki and Osaka
    local trains for Kitashinchi (JR Tozai Line)
    4 ■ JR Kobe Line rapid service for Sannomiya, Amagasaki and Osaka in the morning
    Motomachi Station (JR West) layout
    Legend

    ↑Sannomiya

    4
    3
    2
    1

    ↓Kobe

    Hanshin Railway

    Overview

    There is an underground island platform serving 2 tracks.

    1 ■ ■Main Line for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka-Umeda, Osaka Namba and Nara
    2 ■ ■Kōbe Kōsoku Line for Kosoku Kobe, Suma, Akashi, and Himeji
    Motomachi Station (Hanshin) layout
    Legend

    ↑Sannomiya

    1
    2

    ↓Nishi-Motomachi

    • JR platforms at Motomachi; a freight train passes by in the background
      JR platforms at Motomachi; a freight train passes by in the background
    • The Hanshin Line platforms are underground
      The Hanshin Line platforms are underground

    History

    Station numbering was introduced to the JR platforms in March 2018 with Motomachi being assigned station number JR-A62.[3][4]

    Surroundings

    References

    1. ^ Hyōgo no tetsudō zen'eki : jēāru sanseku kennai hyakurokujūsan'eki haisen ryakuzutsuki tetsudō isan mokuzō ekisha o tazunete sharyō ichirantsuki. Kōbe Shinbun Sōgō Shuppan Sentā., 神戶新聞総合出版センター. [Place of publication not identified]: Kōbeshinbunsōgōshuppansentā. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8. OCLC 776109204.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
    2. ^ Hyōgo no tetsudō zen'eki : shitetsu kōei tetsudō kennai nihyakujūhachieki haisen ryakuzutsuki kosei afureru kyūtetsudō no ekisha ga daishūgō. Kōbe Shinbun Sōgō Shuppan Sentā., 神戶新聞総合出版センター. [Place of publication not identified]: Kōbeshinbunsōgōshuppansentā. 2012. ISBN 978-4-343-00674-5. OCLC 822875937.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
    3. ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
    4. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.