, or simply , is located in the heart of

Kobe Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whic ...

, Japan. This station is the main railway terminal of Kobe.

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Sannomiya is a district of Chūō-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, Japan. Today, it is the biggest downtown area in the city. The district takes the name from Sannomiya Shrine, a branch of Ikuta Shrine. Before the 1920s, Sannomiya was just an edge of the city. T ...

is served by the following railway lines and stations: *

Hanshin Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway company of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group that links Osaka and Kobe. It also owns the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. The first character for Kobe (神戸) and the second character for Osaka (大阪) combine to form the c ...

(

Main Line Mainline, ''Main line'', or ''Main Line'' may refer to: Transportation Railway * Main line (railway), the principal artery of a railway system * Main line railway preservation, the practice of operating preserved trains on an operational railw ...

) - Kobe-Sannomiya Station (Hanshin) *

Hankyu Railway , trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group ...

( Kobe Line, Kobe Kosoku Line) - Kobe-Sannomiya Station (Hankyu) *

Kobe New Transit is the third-sector semipublic company that runs Port Island Line ("Port Liner") and Rokkō Island Line ("Rokkō Liner") automated guideway transit (AGT) systems in Kobe, Japan. When opened in 1981, the Port Liner was the world's first fully aut ...

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Port Island Line The , commonly known as is an urban automated guideway transit (AGT) system in Kobe, Japan, operated by Kobe New Transit. Opened in 1981, the Port Liner was the world's first List of automated train systems, driverless urban transit system, a fe ...

, K01) - Sannomiya Station *

Kobe Municipal Subway The is a rapid transit system in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Like other large Japanese cities, Kobe's subway system is heavily complemented by suburban rail. In addition, two people mover lines also serve the Kobe area: the Port Island Line ...

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Seishin-Yamate Line The , also known by its nickname of "Midori no U-Line" ( ja, みどりのUライン, lit=The green "U" line), is one of the two lines of the Kobe Municipal Subway. It links the central districts to the east and western suburbs of Kobe. The line ...

, S03) - Sannomiya Station *Kobe Municipal Subway (

Kaigan Line The , also known as the "Yumekamome" ( ja, 夢かもめ), is one of two lines of the Kobe Municipal Subway. Trains of the line are propelled by linear motors. This is the third linear motor rapid transit line to be built in Japan. History C ...

, S03) -

Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae Station is one of the termini on the Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This station is part of a complex shared with , which is used by the Seishin-Yamate Line, the Hanshin Main Line, and the Port Liner ...

(''see separate article'') *

JR West , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, and ...

Sannomiya Station , or simply , is located in the heart of Kobe, Japan. This station is the main railway terminal of Kobe. Lines Sannomiya is served by the following railway lines and stations: *Hanshin Electric Railway (Hanshin Main Line, Main Line) - Kobe ...

(''see separate article'') SannomiyaStationAreaMap

Hanshin Railway Main Line

Overview

The current station opened as Kobe Station on 12 April 1905. The station would undergo several name changes until the current name was introduced in 2013 along with the station number (HS 32). In 1987, platform 3 was extended and a new ticket gate was opened on the north side. The station was damaged by the

Great Hanshin earthquake The , or Kobe earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST (January 16 at 20:46:53 UTC) in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region known as Hanshin. It measured 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale and had ...

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.

Layout

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 is a major commercial, business, shopping and entertainment district in Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan, and the city's main northern railway terminus (Ōsaka Station, Umeda Station). The district's name means "plum field". History Umeda was historical ...

and Sanyo Himeji, while track 2 is for trains headed to Ōsaka Namba and Kintetsu Nara.

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File:Hanshin_Kobe-Sannomiya_Station_20220827-2.jpg, Main Line platform №3 in August 2022

Hankyu Railway Kobe Line, Kobe Kosoku Line

Overview

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

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

Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line

Layout

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

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File:Subway_Sannomiya_East_TicketGate.jpg, Fare control area (2018)

Port Liner

Overview

The platforms for the

opened on 5 February 1981.

Platform screen doors Platform screen doors (PSDs), also known as platform edge doors (PEDs), are used at some train, rapid transit and people mover stations to separate the platform from train tracks, as well as on some bus rapid transit, tram and light rail syste ...

have been installed since opening day. In an announcement in 2018, a proposal was made to extend the Port Island Line to 8-car operation following an increase in ridership.

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This station has an island platform serving two elevated tracks.

Surroundings

;East side (East entrance of Kobe New Transit and JR West) :*Kobe Shimbun Kaikan (M-INT Kobe) :**Sannomiya Bus Terminal (M1 - M11) :*

Daiei , based in Kobe, Hyōgo, Kobe, is one of the largest supermarket chains in Japan. In 1957, Isao Nakauchi founded the chain in Osaka near Sembayashi Station on the Keihan train line. Daiei is now under a restructuring process supported by Maruben ...

:*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 , often referred to as is the primary regional airport for the Kansai region of Japan, including the major cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. Classified as a first class airport, it is the airport closest to Kyoto, southwest of Kyoto Station. ...

and

Kansai International Airport Kansai International Airport ( ja, 関西国際空港, Kansai Kokusai Kūkō) commonly known as is the primary international airport in the Greater Osaka Area of Japan and the closest international airport to the cities of Osaka, Kyoto, and K ...

(S1) :*Sannomiyacho Itchome (Kobe City Bus) (S2) :*Kobe

Marui is a Japanese multinational retail company which operates a chain of department stores in Tokyo as well in other major Japanese cities. They are best known for their women's fashion and accessories, which are aimed at the 25–35 age range. ...

:**Transit buses (Hanshin-mae) (S3, S4) :*Sannomiya Center-gai :**Transit buses (Hanshin-mae) (S5, S6) :*

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation is a Japanese multinational banking and financial services institution headquartered in Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The group operates in retail, corporate, and investment banking segment worldwide. It provides financial products and ser ...

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 Hands Inc., known as , is a Japanese department store. Hands is part of the (itself a member of the ); its first store opened in Shibuya, Tokyo in 1976. Tokyu Hands got its start as a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) store, hence the logo with two hands, ...

Sannomiya - connected with the west entrance of Kobe Subway :*

Ikuta Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Chūō Ward of Kobe, Japan, and is possibly among the oldest shrines in the country. History According to '' Nihon Shoki'', it was founded by the Empress Jingū at the beginning of the 3rd century AD to enshrine the '' ...

:*Ikuta Police Station (Hyogo Prefecture) :*

Kobe Mosque , also known as , was founded in October, 1935 in Kobe and is Japan's first masjid. Its construction was funded by donations collected by the Islamic Committee of Kobe from 1928 until its opening in 1935.Agakhan third was a major contributor and ...

a Kobe Islamic Community Center :*Kobe Tax Office :*

NHK , also known as NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster. NHK, which has always been known by this romanized initialism in Japanese, is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee. NHK operates two terrestr ...

Kobe Broadcansting Station

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Port Liner Sannomiya Station (P01)
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Hanshin Railway Main Line

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Hankyu Railway Kobe Line, Kobe Kosoku Line

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Kobe Municipal Subway Seishin-Yamate Line

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Port Liner

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