JR Kobe Line

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The JR Kobe Line is a major commuter rail corridor in Japan’s Kansai region operated by JR West, connecting Osaka with Kobe and serving as part of the busy Tōkaidō and San’yō Main Line network.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
San’yō Main Line west of Kobe 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commuter rail line
railway service name
commuterFunction links central Osaka with Kobe city center
serves suburban communities between Osaka and Kobe
connects Kobe
Osaka
country Japan
electrification 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
fareSystem JR West Urban Network
surface form: JR West urban network
formerOperator Japanese National Railways
hasThroughServicesWith JR Kyoto Line
surface form: JR Kyoto Line at Osaka Station

JR Kobe Line self-linksurface differs
surface form: San’yō Main Line west of Kobe
lineColor blue (JR West route maps)
locatedIn Japan
Kansai region
majorIntermediateStation Amagasaki Station
Ashiya Station NERFINISHED
Sannomiya Station NERFINISHED
Sumiyoshi Station NERFINISHED
openingDate as named service after JNR privatization in 1987
operator JR West
West Japan Railway Company
owner West Japan Railway Company
parallelTo Hankyu Kobe Main Line NERFINISHED
Hanshin Main Line NERFINISHED
partOf San’yō Main Line NERFINISHED
Tōkaidō Main Line NERFINISHED
partOfCorridor Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area
surface form: Osaka–Kobe corridor
primaryRollingStockType JR West 223 series EMU
JR West 225 series EMU
JR West 321 series EMU
primaryServicePattern local trains
rapid trains
special rapid trains
railNetworkRole core east–west axis of JR West urban network in Kansai
railwayGauge 1,067 mm
regionServed Hyōgo Prefecture NERFINISHED
Osaka Prefecture
serviceType commuter rail
interurban rail
status in operation
terminus Kobe Station NERFINISHED
Osaka Station NERFINISHED
ticketing accepts IC cards such as ICOCA
usesTrackOf San’yō Main Line NERFINISHED
Tōkaidō Main Line NERFINISHED

Referenced by (9)

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JR Kyoto Line adjacentLine JR Kobe Line
JR-O11 appliesToRailwayLine JR Kobe Line
JR Kyoto Line hasThroughServicesTo JR Kobe Line
JR Kobe Line hasThroughServicesWith JR Kobe Line self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: San’yō Main Line west of Kobe
West Japan Railway Company operates JR Kobe Line
JR West operatesLine JR Kobe Line
Osaka Station railwayLine JR Kobe Line
Motomachi servedBy JR Kobe Line
Meriken Park transportAccess JR Kobe Line