Shinkaichi Station

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Shinkaichi Station (新開地駅, Shinkaichi-eki; station numbers: HS 36 (Hanshin, Hankyu), KB 01 (Shintetsu)) is a railway station operated by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., Hankyu Corporation and Kobe Electric Railway Co., Ltd. in the district of Shinkaichi, Hyogo-ku, Kobe opened on April 7, 1968.

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Shinkaichi

新開地駅
Station entrance
General information
Tracks3 (Hanshin, Hankyu)
3 (Shintetsu)
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Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway
Kobe Sannomiya
Motomachi
Hanakuma
Nishi-Motomachi
Kōsoku Kōbe
Shinkaichi
Minatogawa
Daikai
Kōsoku Nagata
Nishidai

Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Co., Ltd. owns the railway lines, and Hanshin, Hankyu and Shintetsu operate trains running on the lines.

Shinkaichi was originally at the heart of Kobe, but Kobe's central business district has shifted towards Sannomiya.

All 3 railway lines that stop at this station are named Kobe Kosoku Line.

Lines

Shinkaichi is served by the following railway lines and stations:

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Shinkaichi Station

新開地駅
General information
Location1-8, Onoe-dōri Hatchōme, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°40′33.53″N 135°10′9.44″E
SystemHanshin Railway station
Operated byHanshin Electric Railway[1]
LineTozai Line (Kobe)
Platforms2 island platforms
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeHS 36
History
Opened7 April 1968
Services
Hanshin Railway Kobe Kosoku Line (HS 36)
Kosoku Kobe (HS 35)   Hanshin Local   Daikai (HS 37)
Kosoku Kobe (HS 35)   Sanyo Local   Daikai (HS 37)
Kosoku Kobe (HS 35)   Rapid Express (3 starting trains only, on weekends and holidays)   Terminus
Kosoku Kobe (HS 35)   Hanshin Limited Express   Daikai (HS 37)
Kosoku Kobe (HS 35)   Limited Express (yellow marking)   Daikai (HS 37)
Kosoku Kobe (HS 35)   S Limited Express   Daikai (HS 37)
Kosoku Kobe (HS 35)   Limited Express (red marking)   Kosoku Nagata (HS 38)
Hankyu Railway Kobe Kosoku Line (HS 36)
Kosoku Kobe (HS 35)   Hankyu Local   Terminus
Kosoku Kobe (HS 35)   Sanyo Local   Daikai (HS 37)
Kosoku Kobe (HS 35)   Express (terminating only)   Terminus
Kosoku Kobe (HS 35)   Rapid Express   Terminus
Kosoku Kobe (HS 35)   Hankyu Limited Express
Hankyu Morning Commutation Limited Express
  Terminus
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Tozai Line (Hanshin, Hankyu)

Overview

Shinkaichi is the terminus for Hankyu services originating at Umeda Station as well as for select through services from the Kintetsu Nara Line. Services to and from the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and the Hanshin Main Line continue in either direction.

Select trains from the Sanyo Main Line continue instead to the Hankyu platforms at Kobe-Sannomiya Station.

Layout

There are two island platforms with three tracks on the second basement.

1  Kobe Kosoku Line for Kosoku Kobe, Kobe Sannomiya, Osaka (Umeda, Namba), Nara, Takarazuka and Kyoto
(mainly trains from Sanyo Suma)
2  Kobe Kosoku Line for Kosoku Kobe, Kobe Sannomiya, Osaka (Umeda, Namba), Nara, Takarazuka and Kyoto
(mainly the Hankyu Line, Hanshin Namba Line rapid express trains)
3  Kobe Kosoku Line for Suma, Akashi and Himeji
(mainly for getting off the trains terminating at Shinkaichi)
4  Kobe Kosoku Line for Suma, Akashi and Himeji
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Shinkaichi Station

新開地駅
General information
Location1-8, Onoe-dōri Hatchōme, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°40′33.53″N 135°10′9.44″E
SystemShintetsu Railway station
Operated byKobe Electric Railway
LineKobe Electric Railway
Platforms4 bay platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsTozai Line
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeKB 01
History
Opened1968
Services
Kobe Electric Railway Kobe Kosoku Line (KB 01)
Terminus   Local   Minatogawa (KB 02)
Terminus   Semi-Express   Minatogawa (KB 02)
Terminus   Express   Minatogawa (KB 02)
Terminus   Rapid Express   Minatogawa (KB 02)
Terminus   Special Rapid Express (terminating only)   Minatogawa (KB 02)
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Namboku Line (Shintetsu)

Overview

Shinkaichi is the southern terminus for all services on the Kobe Electric Railway.

Layout

There are two dead-end platforms with three tracks on the first basement.

1, 2  Arima Line, Sanda Line for Tanigami, Arima Onsen and Sanda
3, 4  Ao Line for Miki, Ono and Ao

History

The station opened on 7 April 1968 for all Tozai Line and Namboku line services.[2]

Damage to the station was caused by the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. Restoration work on the Tozai Line took six months to complete.[3]

Station numbering was introduced on 1 April 2014.[4]

References

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