Nada Station
Nada Station 灘駅 | |||||||||||
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 Nada Station in 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 7-chōme-3 Iwaya Kitamachi, Nada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 657-0846 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°42′22.32″N 135°12′59.4″E / 34.7062000°N 135.216500°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by |  JR West | ||||||||||
| Operated by | JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) |  Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) | ||||||||||
| Distance | 584.6 km (363.3 miles) from Tokyo | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-A60 | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 December 1917 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 20,677 daily | ||||||||||
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Nada Station (灘駅, Nada-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Lines
[edit]Nada Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 584.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo and 28.2 kilometers from Osaka.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building; however, only the inner tracks are normally used, with the outer tracks reserved for passing express trains except during peak commuting hours. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]| 1 | ■ JR Kobe Line | passing trains |
| 2 | ■ JR Kobe Line | for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kyoto for Kitashinchi and Shijonawate via the JR Tozai Line |
| 3 | ■ JR Kobe Line | for Sannomiya and Kakogawa |
| 4 | ■ JR Kobe Line | passing trains |
History
[edit]Nada Station opened on 1 December 1917. 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 in March 2018 with Nada being assigned station number JR-A60.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,677 passengers daily[4]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Kobe Municipal Oji Zoo
- Kobe Literature Museum
- Kobe Municipal Oji Sports Center (including Oji Stadium)
- BB Plaza Museum of Art
- Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
- WHO Kobe Center and the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution (which houses a museum commemorating the Great Hanshin Earthquake)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "「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.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Nada Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Nada Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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