Rokkōmichi Station | |
Native Name: | 六甲道駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Address: | 11-1, Nagatecho Yonchome, Nada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken |
Country: | Japan |
Coordinates: | 34.715°N 135.2385°W |
Owned: | JR West |
Operator: | JR West |
Line: | Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) |
Distance: | 582.3km (361.8miles) from |
Platforms: | 2 island platforms |
Structure: | Elevated |
Accessible: | Yes |
Status: | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
Passengers: | 26,441 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Rokkōmichi Station |
is a passenger railway station located in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Rokkōmichi Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 582.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 25.9 kilometers from .
The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath; however, only the inner tracks are normally used, with the outer tracks reserved for passing express trains except during peak commuting hours. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Rokkōmichi Station opened on 20 July 1934. 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. Due to the Great Hanshin earthquake of 17 January 1995, the first floor of the station building, which had just been rebuilt several years previously, collapsed along with the elevated tracks. Restoration work was completed by 1 April of the same year.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Rokkōmichi being assigned station number JR-A58.[2] [3]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 26,441 passengers daily[4]