Kobe-Sannomiya Station

Railway and metro station in Kobe, Japan

This article is about the stations of the Hanshin, Hankyu, Port Liner and Seishin-Yamate Lines. For the JR station, see Sannomiya Station (JR West). For the Kaigan Line station, see Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae Station.

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Kobe-Sannomiya Station
Sannomiya Station

神戸三宮駅/三宮駅

Hankyu station building and train shed in 2021

General information
Location| Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture
Japan
Operated by|

* Hanshin Electric Railway
* Hankyu Corporation
* Kobe New Transit
* Kobe Municipal Subway

Connections|

* Bus terminal
* Kaigan Line (Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae Station)

Services
| Preceding station  |  Kobe Municipal Subway | Following station

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Kenchōmae

towards Seishin-Chuo

|  | Seishin-Yamate Line |  | Shin-Kobe

Terminus

Location

Kobe-Sannomiya Station

Location within Kobe

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Kobe-Sannomiya Station (Japanese: 神戸三宮駅, romanized: Kōbe-Sannomiya-eki), or simply Sannomiya Station (三宮駅, Sannomiya-eki), is a major interchange station located in the Sannomiya area in the heart of Kobe, Japan. This station is the main transport hub of Kobe.

## Lines

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Sannomiya is served by the following railway lines and stations:

* Hanshin Electric Railway (Main Line) - Kobe-Sannomiya Station (Hanshin)
* Hankyu Railway (Kobe Line, Kobe Kosoku Line) - Kobe-Sannomiya Station (Hankyu)
* Kobe New Transit (Port Island Line, K01) - Sannomiya Station
* Kobe Municipal Subway (Seishin-Yamate Line, S03) - Sannomiya Station
* Kobe Municipal Subway (Kaigan Line, S03) - Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae Station (see separate article)
* JR West \- Sannomiya Station (see separate article)

Location of the six stations at Sannomiya

## Hanshin Railway Main Line

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Kobe-Sannomiya Station

神戸三宮駅

Hanshin Railway station

Platforms 1 and 2 in August 2024

General information
Location| 1-8, Onoe-dōri Hatchōme, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates| 34°41′35.42″N 135°11′43.98″E﻿ / ﻿34.6931722°N 135.1955500°E﻿ / 34.6931722; 135.1955500
Operated by| Hanshin Electric Railway[1]
Line(s)| Hanshin Main Line
Other information
Station code| HS 32
History
Opened| 12 April 1905
Previous names| Kōbe Kumoi-dōri; Kōbe (until 1936)

Services

| Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line (HS 32)

Kasuganomichi (HS 31) |   | Hanshin Local  |   | Motomachi (HS 33)
Terminus |   | Sanyo Local  |   | Motomachi (HS 33)
Uozaki (HS 23) |   | Rapid Express  |   | Motomachi (HS 33) (3 eastbound trains only, on weedends and holidays)
Mikage (HS 25) |   | Limited Express  |   | Motomachi (HS 33)
Terminus |   | Sanyo S Limited Express  |   | Motomachi (HS 33)

### Overview

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The current station opened as Kobe Station on 12 April 1905.[1] The station would undergo several name changes until the current name was introduced in 2013 along with the station number (HS 32).[2]

In 1987, platform 3 was extended and a new ticket gate was opened on the north side.[1]

The station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake on 17 January 1995 and all services were suspended. Service was temporarily restored between this station and Kōsoku Kōbe on 1 February 1995, and full restoration of Hanshin Line services would be achieved on 26 June 1995.[3]

### Layout

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This station has a combination bay/island platform serving three tracks below ground level. Tracks 1 and 3 are for through-trains running between Umeda and Sanyo-Himeji, while track 2 is for trains headed to Ōsaka Namba and Kintetsu Nara.

1 | ■ ■Main Line | for Koshien, Amagasaki and Osaka (Umeda)
from Shinkaichi for Osaka (Namba) and Nara (weekends and holidays)

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2 | ■ ■Main Line | returning for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda, Namba) and Nara
(2) | ■ ■Main Line  | for getting off
3 | ■ ■Main Line | for Motomachi, Kosoku Kobe, Shinkaichi, Suma, Akashi and Himeji

Kobe Sannomiya Station
(Hanshin) layout

Legend

1933-1936

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### Gallery

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* East concourse, in 2012

## Hankyu Railway Kobe Line, Kobe Kosoku Line

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Kobe Sannomiya Station

神戸三宮駅

Hankyu Railway station
General information
Location| Kanōchō Yonchōme, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates| 34°41′35.41″N 135°11′34.37″E﻿ / ﻿34.6931694°N 135.1928806°E﻿ / 34.6931694; 135.1928806
Operated by| Hankyu Corporation
Line(s)|

* Hankyu Kobe Main Line
* Kobe Kosoku Line

Other information
Station code| HK-16
History
Opened| 1936
Previous names| Kōbe; Sannomiya (until 2013)

Services

| Hankyu Railway Kobe Line, Kobe Kosoku Line (HK-16)

Kasuganomichi (Kobe Line, HK-15)  |   | Hankyu Local  |   | Hanakuma (Kobe Kosoku Line, HK-17)
Terminus |   | Sanyo Local  |   | Hanakuma (Kobe Kosoku Line, HK-17)
Kasuganomichi (Kobe Line, HK-15)  |   | Commutation Express  |   | Terminus
Kasuganomichi (Kobe Line, HK-15)  |   | Express  |   | Hanakuma (Kobe Kosoku Line, HK-17)
Rokkō (Kobe Line, HK-13)  |   | Rapid Express  |   | Hanakuma (Kobe Kosoku Line, HK-17)
Rokkō (Kobe Line, HK-13)  |   | Limited Express "Atago" (Kosoku Kobe - Arashiyama)
(operated during crowded season)  |   | Hanakuma (Kobe Kosoku Line, HK-17)
Okamoto (Kobe Line, HK-11)  |   | Limited Express
Commutation Limited Express  |   | Hanakuma (Kobe Kosoku Line, HK-17)

### Overview

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Hankyu Railway’s station was established in 1936, and as its terminal within the city, was initially referred to as “Kobe”.

The original station building was noted for its Art Deco architecture and a grand arch through which trains passed on their approach to the station; this was damaged beyond repair in the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and was replaced by a temporary structure, which remained in use until 2020. A new high-rise building is now under construction, mimicking the design of the original station building, but lacking the arch over the tracks.

### Layout

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This station has two island platforms with three tracks elevated close to JR Sannomiya Station.

1 | ■ Kobe Kosoku Line | (Line 1) for Shinkaichi and the Sanyo Railway Main Line (Akashi, Himeji)

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2 | ■ Kobe Kosoku Line  | (Line 2) for Shinkaichi and the Sanyo Railway Main Line (Akashi, Himeji)
only used for terminating trains
3 | ■ Kobe Line | (Line 2) for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Osaka (Umeda), Takarazuka, Imazu, Kyoto and Kita-Senri
4 | ■ Kobe Line | (Line 3) for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Osaka (Umeda), Takarazuka, Imazu, Kyoto and Kita-Senri

Kōbe Sannomiya Station
(Hankyu) layout

Legend

↑Kasuganomichi
(Kobe Line)

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### Gallery

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* East concourse, in 2021

* West concourse, in 2021

* Station building, in 2022

* Temporary building (1995–2016), in 2014

* Original building damaged by earthquake, in 1995

* Original building

## Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line

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Sannomiya Station

三宮駅

Kobe Municipal Subway station

East concourse (December 2024)

General information
Location| Kitanagasa-dōri Itchōme, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates| 34°41′40.5″N 135°11′37.51″E﻿ / ﻿34.694583°N 135.1937528°E﻿ / 34.694583; 135.1937528
Operated by| Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau
Line(s)|  Seishin-Yamate Line
Platforms| 2 side platforms (1 on each level)
Tracks| 2 (1 on each level)
Connections|  Kaigan Line at Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae
Other information
Station code| S03
History
Opened| 1985
Services
| Preceding station  |  Kobe Municipal Subway | Following station

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Kenchōmae

towards Seishin-Chuo

|  | Seishin-Yamate Line |  | Shin-Kobe

Terminus

### Layout

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This station has a side platform serving a track on the second basement and the third basement.

1 | ■ Seishin-Yamate Line | (second basement) for Shin-Kobe and Tanigami

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2 | ■ Seishin-Yamate Line | (third basement) for Shin-Nagata, Myōdani and Seishin-Chuo

Sannomiya Station
(Kobe Subway) layout

Legend

* left: 2nd basement
* right: 3rd basement

↑Shin-Kobe

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### Gallery

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* Platform 1 (July 2024)

## Port Liner

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Sannomiya Station

三宮駅

Port Liner station
General information
Location| Kumoi-dōri Hatchōme, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates| 34°41′40.23″N 135°11′42.9″E﻿ / ﻿34.6945083°N 135.195250°E﻿ / 34.6945083; 135.195250
Operated by| Kobe New Transit
Line(s)| Port Island Line
Other information
Station code| P01
History
Opened| 5 February 1981[4]
Services
| Kobe New Transit Port Island Line (Port Liner, P01)

Terminus | Local  | Bōeki Center (P02)

### Overview

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The platforms for the Port Island Line opened on 5 February 1981. Platform screen doors have been installed since opening day.[4]

### Layout

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This station has an island platform serving two elevated tracks.[4]

1, 2 | ■ Port Liner | for Kobe Airport
for Kita Futō

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Sannomiya Station
(Port Liner) layout

Legend

Bōeki Center→

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## Surroundings

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East side (East entrance of Kobe New Transit and JR West)

* Kobe Shimbun Kaikan (M-INT Kobe)
* Sannomiya Bus Terminal (M1 - M11)
* Daiei
* Chuo Ward Office, Kobe
* Shinki Bus Sannomiya Bus Terminal (M15)

South side (East of Flower Road, Center entrance of Hanshin Railway, Kobe New Transit and JR West)

* The Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking Company, Limited Kobe Branch
* Hanshin Bus expressway bus (Kobe Sannomiya), Transit buses (Sannomiya-ekimae) (Y1, Y2)
* Kobe Sanyo Bus expressway bus (Kobe Sannomiya), Transit buses (Sannomiya-ekimae) (M12 - M14)
* Sannomiya OPA
* Sogo Kobe
* Shinki Bus expressway bus (Kobe Sannomiya), Transit buses (Sannomiya-ekimae) (Y3 - Y5)
* Kobe Loft
* Transit buses (Hanshin-mae) (Y6, Y7)
* Kobe International House
* Joshin

South side (West of Flower Road, Entrances of Hankyu Railway, West entrance of Hanshin Railway and JR West)

* Kobe Kotsu Center Building
* Airport limousine for Osaka International Airport and Kansai International Airport (S1)
* Sannomiyacho Itchome (Kobe City Bus) (S2)
* Kobe Marui
* Transit buses (Hanshin-mae) (S3, S4)
* Sannomiya Center-gai
* Transit buses (Hanshin-mae) (S5, S6)
* Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Sannomiya Branch
* Kobe City Hall

North side (East of Flower Road, East entrance of JR West and Kobe Subway)

* Sundai
* Transit buses (Subway Sannomiya) (N4 - N8)

North side (West of Flower Road, East entrance of Hankyu Railway and Kobe Subway)

* Yoyogi Seminar
* Transit buses (Subway Sannomiya) (N1 - N3)

West side (West entrance of Hankyu Railway and Kobe Subway)

* Tokyu Hands Sannomiya - connected with the west entrance of Kobe Subway
* Ikuta Shrine
* Ikuta Police Station (Hyogo Prefecture)
* Kobe Mosque a Kobe Islamic Community Center
* Kobe Tax Office
* NHK Kobe Broadcasting Station

## References

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1. ^ a b c 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). 神戸新聞. 2012. p. 27\. ISBN 9784343006745.
2. ^ 旻革, 金 (3 March 2014). "阪神「神戸三宮」駅に改称 1日から" [Renamed to Hanshin“ Kobe Sannomiya ”Station from 1st]. 神戸新聞 (in Japanese).
3. ^ 奥田, 英夫 (2010). 不死鳥レールウェイ [Phoenix Railway] (in Japanese). Kobe, Japan: 神戸新聞. pp. 125–126\. ISBN 9784343005373.
4. ^ a b c 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). 神戸新聞. 2012. p. 240\. ISBN 9784343006745.

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sannomiya Station.

* Port Liner Sannomiya Station (P01)[permanent dead link] (Japanese)
* Hanshin Sannomiya Station (Japanese)
* Hankyu Sannomiya Station (Japanese)

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