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Kōbe Station (Hyogo)
is a railway station in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Although Kobe Station is the namesake of the city of Kobe, Kobe City Hall and the commercial center of Kobe is closer to Kobe-Sannomiya Station. Lines The station technically forms the end point of the Tokaido Main Line and the starting of the Sanyo Main Line. This fact is barely discernible in current practice because only a few trains originate or terminate at Kobe; as a result, the station is more commonly perceived as being in the midsection of the JR Kobe Line, an alternative name for the section of the Tokaido and Sanyo lines between Osaka and Himeji. Layout The station has one side platform and two island platforms serving five elevated tracks. Platforms Adjacent stations History Kobe Station opened on 11 May 1874. With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West. Station numbering was introduced in March 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chūō-ku, Kobe
is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 28.46 km2, and a population of 127,602 with 74,814 households as of January 31, 2012. The ward was formed from the 1980 merger of the former Fukiai-ku () and Ikuta-ku (). The Consulate-General of Panama in Kobe is located on the eighth floor of the Moriyama Building in Chūō-ku. Also in the ward are the headquarters of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Sysmex Corporation, a global medical devices manufacturing company and TOA Corporation, an electronics company. Places of note * Port of Kobe *Port Island is an artificial island in Chūō-ku, Kōbe, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan. It was constructed between 1966-1980 (Phase 1) and 1987-2009 (Phase 2) at the Port of Kobe, and officially opened with an trade fair, exposition called "Portopia '81." It now ho ... * Kobe Port Tower * Harborland * Kobe Airport Education International schools: * Kobe Chinese School, a mainland China-oriented Chinese international school *Kobe Kore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamakaze
The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which runs from to and . Stops Trains stop at the following stations: – – – – ( Nishi-Akashi) – () – – – – – – – – – – – () – – – – *Only the ''Hamakaze'' No. 5 stops at Nishi-Akashi and Kakogawa. *Trains also stop at Kakogawa and Satsu during winter. Rolling stock New 130 km/h KiHa 189 series 3-car DMU sets were introduced on ''Hamakaze'' services from 7 November 2010. Prior to November 2010, services were operated by 4-car KiHa 181 series DMU formations, lengthened to 5 or 7 cars in busy seasons. File:JRW DC kiha181 Limited Express Hamakaze.jpg, KiHa 181 series on a ''Hamakaze'' service on the Bantan Line, February 2009 Formations As of 2021, trains are formed as shown below, with car 3 at the Osaka end. ''Hamakaze'' 1 – 6 * All cars are standard class. * All seats are reserved. * All cars are no-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Kobe
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road transport. It is used for about 8% of passenger and rail freight transport, freight transport globally, thanks to its Energy efficiency in transport, energy efficiency and potentially high-speed rail, high speed.Rolling stock on rails generally encounters lower friction, frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, allowing rail cars to be coupled into longer trains. Power is usually provided by Diesel locomotive, diesel or Electric locomotive, electric locomotives. While railway transport is capital intensity, capital-intensive and less flexible than road transport, it can carry heavy loads of passengers and cargo with greater energy efficiency and safety. Precursors of railways driven by human or an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
