View from top to Settsu-Motoyama Station

is a passenger

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located in

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. It is operated by the

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(JR West).

Lines

Settsu-Motoyama Station is served by the

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( JR Kobe Line), and is located 578.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 22.1 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of two

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

s 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 , which stands for ''Multi Access (originally Magnetic-electronic Automatic) seat Reservation System'', is a train ticket reservation system used by the railway companies of former Japanese National Railways, currently Japan Railways Group (JR Grou ...

'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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 Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood ch ...

was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Settsu-Motoyama being assigned station number JR-A56.

Passenger statistics

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

Surrounding area

* Konan University *

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- 4 minutes walk. *Kobe Pharmaceutical University *Okamoto Bairin Park

References

External links

Settsu-Motoyama Station from JR-Odekake.net
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1935 Tōkaidō Main Line Railway stations in Kobe {{Hyōgo-railstation-stub