Rokkōmichi Station (六甲道駅, Rokkōmichi--eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Rokkōmichi Station

六甲道駅
North gate of Rokkōmichi Station
General information
Location11-1, Nagatecho Yonchome, Nada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°42′53.96″N 135°14′18.63″E / 34.7149889°N 135.2385083°E / 34.7149889; 135.2385083
Owned by JR West
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Distance582.3 km (361.8 miles) from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code JR-A58 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened30 July 1934 (1934-07-30)
Passengers
FY201926,441 daily
Location
Rokkōmichi Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Rokkōmichi Station
Rokkōmichi Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Rokkōmichi Station is located in Japan
Rokkōmichi Station
Rokkōmichi Station
Rokkōmichi Station (Japan)

Lines

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Rokkōmichi Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 582.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo and 25.9 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

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The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath; however, only the inner tracks are normally used, with the outer tracks reserved for passing express trains except during peak commuting hours. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1  JR Kobe Line rapid services for Sannomiya and Himeji (partly in the morning on weekdays)
2  JR Kobe Line local trains and rapid services for Sannomiya and Himeji
3  JR Kobe Line local trains and rapid services for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kyoto
4  JR Kobe Line rapid services for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kyoto (partly in the morning)

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
JR West Tōkaidō Line (JR Kobe Line)
Sumiyoshi (JR-A57)   Local   Maya (JR-A59)
Sumiyoshi (JR-A57)   Rapid Service   Sannomiya (JR-A61)
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station

History

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Rokkōmichi Station opened on 20 July 1934. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. Due to the Great Hanshin earthquake of 17 January 1995, the first floor of the station building, which had just been rebuilt several years previously, collapsed along with the elevated tracks. Restoration work was completed by 1 April of the same year.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Rokkōmichi being assigned station number JR-A58.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,441 passengers daily[4]

Surrounding area

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  • Nada Ward Office
  • Kobe University
  • Kobe Shoin Women's College Junior College Division
  • Shinwa Junior High School/Shinwa Girls' High School
  • Rokkomichi Minami Park (Completed on September 15, 2005, as part of Kobe City's post-earthquake reconstruction and redevelopment project)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "「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.
  4. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌兵庫県統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  • Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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