Kōnan-Yamate Station Explained

Kōnan-Yamate Station
Native Name:	甲南山手駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Style:	JR West
Address:	1-1 Morikitamachi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 659-0093
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.7306°N 135.2924°W
Owned:	JR West
Operator:	JR West
Line:	Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Distance:	577km (359miles) from
Platforms:	1 island platform
Structure:	Elevated
Accessible:	Yes
Status:	Staffed
Passengers:	11,516 daily
Pass Year:	FY2019
Map Type:	Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Kōnan-Yamate Station

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]

Lines

Kōnan-Yamate Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 577.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 20.6 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station is staffed.

Platforms

History

Kōnan-Yamate Station opened on 1 October 1996.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Kōnan-Yamate being assigned station number JR-A55.^[3] ^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 11,516 passengers daily^[5]

Surrounding area

Konan Women's University
Konan Girls' Junior and Senior High School
Kobe Municipal Motoyama Third Elementary School

External links

Kōnan-Yamate Station from JR-Odekake.net

Notes and References

Book: 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク. All stations in Hyogo Prefecture. Japanese. 2011. Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 978-4-343-00602-8.
Web site: 2022 . データで見るJR西日本 2022 . JR West Japan 2022 in Data . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214074840/https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/info/issue/data/pdf/data2022.pdf . 14 December 2022 . 7 February 2023 . westjr.co.jp . 88–90 . ja.
Web site: 20 July 2016 . 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! . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
Web site: 20 July 2016 . 「駅ナンバー」一覧表 . "Station number" list . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
Web site: http://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/ac08/ac08_1_000000124.html. ja:��兵庫県統計書 . Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook. 2021. Hyogo Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2022.