is a railway station on the San'yō Shinkansen and the Seishin-Yamate Line serving the city of Kobe, Japan, and the surrounding area. It is located to the north of Kobe city centre, at the foot of Mount Rokkō. The Shinkansen trains mostly run inside tunnels under the mountains in this area. The station exists in a small space in between two long tunnels (Rokkō and Kobe Tunnels).
This station was newly built for the San'yō Shinkansen and is connected with the city center by the Kobe Municipal Subway.
Lines
- JR West (San'yō Shinkansen)
- Kobe Municipal Subway (Seishin-Yamate Line and Hokushin Line, station number: S02)
Layout
San'yō Shinkansen
Two side platforms serving two tracks. Both platforms have platform screen doors.
Seishin-Yamate Line and Hokushin Line
thumb|The Kobe Municipal Subway/Hokushin Line platforms
One side platform serving one track and one island platform serving two tracks (one of which is single ended).
History
The Shinkansen station opened on 15 March 1972. The subway station opened on 18 June 1985. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.