Settsu-Motoyama Station

Settsu-Motoyama Station

摂津本山駅
Settsu-Motoyama Station north entrance, September 2019
General information
Location1-1, Okamoto Itchome, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 658-0072
Japan
Coordinates34°43′36.05″N 135°16′35.22″E / 34.7266806°N 135.2764500°E / 34.7266806; 135.2764500
Owned by JR West
Operated by JR West
Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Distance578.5 km (359.5 miles) from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeGround level
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code JR-A56 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 December 1935 (1935-12-25)
Passengers
FY201922,028 daily
Location
Settsu-Motoyama Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Settsu-Motoyama Station
Settsu-Motoyama Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Settsu-Motoyama Station is located in Japan
Settsu-Motoyama Station
Settsu-Motoyama Station
Settsu-Motoyama Station (Japan)
Settsu-Motoyama Station tracks & platforms, September 2009

Settsu-Motoyama Station (摂津本山駅, settsu-motoyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Settsu-Motoyama Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 578.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo and 22.1 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building; however, only the inner tracks are used, with the outer tracks reserved for passing express trains. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1 ■  JR Kobe Line for through traffic only
2 ■  JR Kobe Line for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kitashinchi
3 ■  JR Kobe Line for Sannomiya and Himeji
4 ■  JR Kobe Line for through traffic only

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR Kōbe Line (Tōkaidō Main Line)
Kōnan-Yamate (JR-A55)   Local   Sumiyoshi (JR-A57)
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station

History

Settsu-Motoyama Station opened on 25 December 1935. 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.

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Settsu-Motoyama being assigned station number JR-A56.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,028 passengers daily[4]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  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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