Sumiyoshi Station (住吉駅, Sumiyoshi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and by the third sector Kobe New Transit Company[1]
Sumiyoshi Station 住吉駅 | |||||
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 Sumiyoshi Station, October 2007 | |||||
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| Location | 1-2-9 Sumiyoshi-honmachi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 658-0051 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°43′11″N 135°15′44″E / 34.71972°N 135.26222°E | ||||
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| Operated by |  JR West | ||||
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| Distance | 580.1 km (360.5 miles) from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 3 island platforms | ||||
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| Structure type | Elevated (JR West) Ground level (Rokkō Liner) | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
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| Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||
| Station code | JR-A57 (JR West) R-01 (Rokkō Liner) | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 June 1874 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 35,612 daily (JR) 13,577 (Kobe New Transit) | ||||
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Lines
editSumiyoshi Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 580.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo and 23.7 kilometers from Osaka. It is also the terminus of the 4.5 kilometer Rokkō Island Line, an automated guideway transit system to Marine Park on man-made Rokkō Island.
Station layout
editThe JR station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The two inside tracks are used by local and rapid service trains, and the two outside tracks by passing trains and a limited number of rapid trains. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The Kobe New Transit station has one deadheaded island platform and is located above the JR platforms.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■  JR Kobe Line
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for commuter express and through traffic |
| 2 | ■ JR Kobe Line
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for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kitashinchi |
| 3 | ■ JR Kobe Line
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for Sannomiya and Himeji |
| 4 | ■ JR Kobe Line
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for commuter express and through traffic |
| 1 | ■ Rokkō Liner | for Marine Park |
| 2 | ■ Rokkō Liner | for Marine Park |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West Tōkaidō Line (JR Kōbe Line) | ||||
| Settsu-Motoyama (JR-A56) | Local | Rokkōmichi (JR-A58) | ||
| Ashiya (JR-A54) | Rapid Service | Rokkōmichi (JR-A58) | ||
| Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rokkō Liner (R01) | ||||
| Terminus | - | Uozaki (R02) | ||
History
editSumiyoshi Station opened on 1 June 1874. 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. The Kobe New Transit began operations on 21 February 1991.
Station numbering was introduced to the Kobe Line platforms in March 2018 with Sumiyoshi being assigned station number JR-A57.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 35,612 passengers daily, and the Kobe New Transit station was used by 13,577 people in the same period.[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Higashinada Ward General Government Building (Higashinada Ward Office)
- Kobe Municipal Higashinada Library
- Nada Junior and Senior High School
- Konan Elementary School
- Kobe Municipal Sumiyoshi Elementary School
- Kobe Municipal Sumiyoshi Junior High School
See also
editReferences
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 Sumiyoshi Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Sumiyoshi Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
- Kobe New Transit Sumiyoshi Station (in Japanese)
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