Sanyo Suma Station Explained

Sanyo Suma
Native Name:山陽須磨
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Suma Ekimae, Japan National Route 2, Suma-ku, Kobe
Operator:Sanyo Electric Railway
Line:Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Train Operators:Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway, Hankyu Railway, Hanshin

is a train station in Suma-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.[1]

History

A temporary station was opened here by the Hyogo Electric Tramway as on March 15, 1910. The permanent Suma Station opened in July 1912, in preparation for a westward extension to Ichinotani (a now-closed station between here and Sumaura-kōen) on July 11. The station was renamed (lit. 'The Station in front of (JGR) Suma Station) on April 12, 1917. On April 1, 1927, the railway was merged into the Ujigawa Electric Company, only to be sold off on June 6, 1933. Sanyō Electric Railway (nothing to do with the electronics company founded in 1950) renamed the station (lit. Electric Railway [as opposed to the JGR line, which was not electrified until 1964] Suma Station) in 1943 and elevated the station in August 1947. Limited Expresses started calling here in September 1957, and the platforms were extended in November 1967. Due to the opening of the Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway on April 7, 1968, Hankyū and Hanshin trains start calling here. Exactly 23 years later, the station receives its current name. The station, like many others in the Kobe area, was closed in the aftermath of the Great Hanshin earthquake on January 17, 1995; services to Sumadera resumed on April 9 that year, followed ten days later by services to Sumaura-kōen.

Lines

Layout

The station building is on Japan National Route 2, at the (lit. in front of [either] Suma Station) intersection. From here a subway leads to two island platforms.

Services

Trains run 0500-0015 every day. The typical hourly weekday off-peak service is:

References

  1. Web site: The JR Kobe Line for Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, and Himeji – Kobe Station . 2024-05-05 . www.kobestation.com.