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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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
Sannomiya Station
Sumiyoshi Station
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
Hanshin Main Line
partOf Sanyo Main Line
surface form: San’yō Main Line

Tōkaidō Main Line
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 Hyogo Prefecture
surface form: Hyōgo Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture
serviceType commuter rail
interurban rail
status in operation
terminus Kobe Station
Osaka Station
ticketing accepts IC cards such as ICOCA
usesTrackOf Sanyo Main Line
surface form: San’yō Main Line

Tōkaidō Main Line

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Osaka Station railwayLine JR Kobe Line
Motomachi servedBy JR Kobe Line
Meriken Park transportAccess JR Kobe Line
JR Kyoto Line adjacentLine JR Kobe Line
JR Kyoto Line hasThroughServicesTo JR Kobe Line
West Japan Railway Company operates JR Kobe Line
JR West operatesLine JR Kobe Line
JR-O11 appliesToRailwayLine JR Kobe Line
Amagasaki Station servedByLine JR Kobe Line
JR Kobe Line hasThroughServicesWith JR Kobe Line self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: San’yō Main Line west of Kobe
Osaka Loop Line connectsWith JR Kobe Line
Tsukamoto Station lineServed JR Kobe Line
JR Takarazuka Line connectsTo JR Kobe Line
Rokkomichi Station lineServed JR Kobe Line
JR Kobe Station railwayLine JR Kobe Line
Harborland district accessibleBy JR Kobe Line
Kobe municipal bus lines integratedWith JR Kobe Line
this entity surface form: JR Kobe Line stations
Sannomiya transportConnection JR Kobe Line
Himeji connectedByRailway JR Kobe Line
Kobe Municipal Subway connectsWith JR Kobe Line
this entity surface form: JR West lines in Kobe
JR West 321 series EMU serviceArea JR Kobe Line
JR West 225 series EMU usedOnLine JR Kobe Line
this entity surface form: San-yō Main Line (JR Kobe Line section)
JR West 207 series usedOnLine JR Kobe Line
this entity surface form: JR Kōbe Line
JR Tōzai Line connectsWith JR Kobe Line
this entity surface form: JR Kōbe Line