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JR Kōbe Line

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JR Kōbe Line

223-2000 series on a Rapid Service, February 2021
Overview
Native name	JR神戸線
Locale	Osaka Prefecture and Hyōgo Prefecture
Termini	Osaka (Tokaido Main Line) Himeji (Sanyo Main Line)
Stations	39
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 Kōbe 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 line)
Operating speed	130 km/h (81 mph)

The JR Kōbe 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.

Trains[edit]

Sleeper Limited Express (寝台特急, Shindai tokkyuu)

Sunrise Seto (サンライズ瀬戸) & Sunrise Izumo (サンライズ出雲)

Limited Express (特急, tokkyuu)

Hamakaze (はまかぜ) (links Osaka to Hamasaka and Tottori)
Super Hakuto (スーパーはくと) (links Kyoto, Osaka to Tottori and Kurayoshi)

Commuter Limited Express (通勤特急, Tsuukin tokkyuu)

Rakuraku Harima (らくラクはりま)

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, Kamigori and Ako LinetoBanshu-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, Kamigori and Ako Line to Banshu-Ako. In the morning , the 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[edit]

Stations are listed from east to west.

●: Trains stop at all times
｜: Trains pass at all times
▲: Eastbound trains pass in the morning
○:Trains stop at morning of Weekdays only

Official line name	No.	Station	Japanese	Distance (km)		Stop			Transfers	Location
Official line name	No.	Station	Japanese	Between stations	from Osaka	Local	Rapid	Special Rapid	Transfers	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) JR Takarazuka Line (JR-G47) Osaka Loop Line (JR-O11) Osaka Higashi Line (JR-F01) JR Tōzai Line (JR-H44:Kitashinchi Station) Hankyu Kobe Main Line, Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line, Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (HK-01:Osaka-umeda Station) Hanshin Main Line (HS 01:Osaka-Umeda Station) Osaka Metro: Midōsuji Line (M16: Umeda Station) Tanimachi Line (T20: Higashi-Umeda Station) Yotsubashi Line (Y11: Nishi-Umeda Station)	Kita-ku, Osaka	Osaka
	JR-A48	Tsukamoto	塚本	3.4	3.4	●	\|	\|		Yodogawa-ku, Osaka	Osaka
	JR-A49	Amagasaki	尼崎	4.3	7.7	●	●	●	JR Takarazuka Line (Fukuchiyama Line) (JR-G49) JR Tōzai Line (JR-H49)	Amagasaki	Hyōgo
	JR-A50	Tachibana	立花	3.0	10.7	●	\|	\|		Amagasaki
	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	Kōnan-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	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) Kobe Municipal Subway 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, Hankyu Kobe Kosoku Line (HS 35: Kōsoku Kōbe Station) Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line (K04: Harborland Station)
Sanyo Main Line	JR-A63	Kobe	神戸	1.7	33.1
	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	Kakogawa
	JR-A80	Hoden	宝殿	3.3	75.5		●	\|		Takasago
	JR-A81	Sone	曽根	4.0	79.5		●	\|		Takasago
	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	東姫路	2.4	86.0		●	\|
	JR-A85	Himeji	姫路	1.9	87.9		●	●	Sanyo Shinkansen Sanyo Main Line 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[edit]

Local[edit]

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[edit]

221 series (from 1989, through service with Akō Line via Sanyo Line, rapid only, until 2023)
223-1000/2000series (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[edit]

285 series (Sunrise Izumo/Sunrise Seto service from July 1998, through service with Seto-Ōhashi Line and Hakubi Line)
289 series (Rakuraku Harima service from 18 March 2019)
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[edit]

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)

201 series that was once operated as a local service, August 2004
223 series operated at Special Rapid Service, January 2021
Chizu Express Super Hakuto will board the JR Tokaido / Sanyo Main Line, February 2021

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to JR Kobe Line.

Transit in Keihanshin (Greater Kei han shin)

Shinkansen lines

JR West lines
("Urban network")

A Hokuriku/Tōkaidō/San'yō
- Biwako
- JR Kyoto
- JR Kobe
- N Akō
- Wadamisaki
B Kosei
C Kusatsu
D Nara
Sanin
- Sagano
F Osaka Higashi
G JR Takarazuka (Fukuchiyama)
H Gakkentoshi (Katamachi)/JR Tozai
I Kakogawa
J Bantan
K Kishin
L Maizuru
O Osaka Loop
P JR Yumesaki (Sakurajima)
Q Yamatoji
- Kansai
R Hanwa (Hagoromo)
S Kansai Airport
T Wakayama
U Man-yo Mahoroba (Sakurai)
V Kansai
W Kisei
Naniwasuji (under construction)

Urban rail transit systems

Osaka Metro (list of stations)	Midōsuji Line Tanimachi Line Yotsubashi Line Chūō Line Sennichimae Line Sakaisuji Line Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line Imazatosuji Line Nankō Port Town Line
Kobe Municipal Subway	Seishin-Yamate Line Kaigan Line Hokushin Line
Kyoto Municipal Subway	Karasuma Line Tōzai Line
Osaka Monorail	Main Saito
Hankai Tramway	Hankai Uemachi
Kobe New Transit	Port Island Line Rokkō Island Line
Keifuku Electric Railroad (Randen)	Arashiyama Line Kitano Line
Eizan Electric Railway (Eiden)	Eizan Main Line Kurama Line

Five major
private rail operators

Hankyu	Hankyu Kobe Main Itami Imazu Koyo Hankyu Takarazuka Main Minoo Hankyu Kyoto Main Senri Arashiyama
Hanshin	Hanshin Main Namba Mukogawa
Keihan	Keihan Main Oto Nakanoshima Katano Uji Otsu Lines ■ Keishin ■ Ishiyama Sakamoto
Nankai	Nankai Main Takashinohama Airport Tanagawa Kada Wakayamako Koya Shiomibashi Naniwasuji (under construction)
Kintetsu Railway	A Namba/Nara G Ikoma B Kyoto/Kashihara H Tenri I Tawaramoto C Keihanna D Osaka J Shigi F Minami Osaka/Yoshino N Domyoji O Nagano P Gose

Four semi-major
private rail operators

Semboku Rapid	Semboku Rapid Railway
Kitakyu	Namboku Line
Kōbe Rapid	Tōzai Line Namboku Line
Sanyo	Sanyo Main Line Aboshi Line

Other railways

Chizu Express
Shintetsu
- Arima
- Sanda
- Kōen-Toshi
- Ao
- Kobe Kosoku
Wakayama Railway Kishigawa Line
Noseden
- Myoken Line
- Nissei Line
Ohmi Railway
- Main
- Yōkaichi
- Taga
Mizuma Railway Mizuma Line
Shigaraki Kohgen Railway

Cable car and aerial tramways

Keihan Cable Car
Kintetsu
Kōyasan Cable Car
- Eizan Cable Car
- Eizan Ropeway
Mount Rokko Cable Car & Tourism Company [ja]
- Rokko Cable Line

Terminals

Rail
- Osaka/Umeda/Nishi-Umeda/Higashi-Umeda/Kitashinchi
- Tennoji/Osaka Abenobashi
- Nankai Namba/Osaka Namba/JR Namba
- Kyōbashi
- Shin-Osaka
- Osaka Uehommachi
- Tsuruhashi
- Kyōto
- Kyoto-kawaramachi/Gion-Shijō
- Sanjo
- Sannomiya
  - JR West
  - others
- Kintetsu Nara
Airports
Ports
- Port of Kobe
- Port of Osaka
- Sakai
- Himeji

Miscellaneous

Ferry Operators
- Kanko Kisen
- Hankyu Ferry
- Nankai Ferry
- Akashi-Awaji Ferry
Cards
- ICOCA
- PiTaPa
Rail transport in Japan
Osaka City Air Terminal (& Bus)