Settsu-Motoyama Station

Settsu-Motoyama Station (摂津本山駅, settsu-motoyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Settsu-Motoyama Station 摂津本山駅
Settsu-Motoyama Station north entrance, September 2019
General information
Location	1-1, Okamoto Itchome, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 658-0072 Japan
Coordinates	34°43′36.05″N 135°16′35.22″E
Owned by	JR West
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Distance	578.5 km (359.5 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	JR-A56
Website	Official website
History
Opened	25 December 1935 (1935-12-25)
Passengers
FY2019	22,028 daily
Location Settsu-Motoyama Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Settsu-Motoyama Station Settsu-Motoyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Settsu-Motoyama Station tracks & platforms, September 2009

Lines

Settsu-Motoyama Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 578.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo and 22.1 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms 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 staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■  JR Kobe Line	for through traffic only
2	■  JR Kobe Line	for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kitashinchi
3	■  JR Kobe Line	for Sannomiya and Himeji
4	■  JR Kobe Line	for through traffic only

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR Kōbe Line (Tōkaidō Main Line)
Kōnan-Yamate (JR-A55)		Local		Sumiyoshi (JR-A57)
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station

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 was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Settsu-Motoyama being assigned station number JR-A56.^[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 22,028 passengers daily^[4]

Surrounding area

• Konan University
• Okamoto Station (Hyōgo) - 4 minutes walk.
• Kobe Pharmaceutical University
• Okamoto Bairin Park

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. "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.
3. "「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.
4. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌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

Media related to Settsu-Motoyama Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Settsu-Motoyama Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)