Sumiyoshi Station (Hanshin)

Sumiyoshi Station (住吉駅, Sumiyoshi-eki) is an elevated station on the Hanshin Electric Railway main line, with trains travelling east to Hanshin's terminal in Umeda (Osaka), and west to central Kobe (Motomachi and Sannomiya). Only local trains stop at the station, and thus passengers bound for Sannomiya or beyond would change for an Express or Limited Express at Mikage, and passengers heading for Osaka would change for a faster service at Uozaki. It is about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from JR Sumiyoshi Station.

Sumiyoshi Station

住吉駅
General information
LocationSumiyoshi Miyamachi, Higashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo
（兵庫県神戸市東灘区住吉宮町）
Japan
Operated byHanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)Hanshin Main Line
Other information
Station codeHS 24
History
Opened1905
Passengers
20042,645 (daily)
Services
Hanshin Main Line (HS 24)
Uozaki (HS 23)   Local   Mikage (HS 25)
Express (1 Mikage-bound train only on weekdays): Does not stop at this station
Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound train only on weekdays): Does not stop at this station
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Direct Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

Overview

Layout

The station has two tracks and two platforms. Although the station is elevated, it has neither escalators or lifts.

1 ■ Main Line for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara
2 ■ Main Line for Sannomiya, Kosoku Kobe, Akashi, and Himeji

Surroundings
  • Sumiyoshi Park
  • Hakutsuru Sake Factory and Museum
  • Higashi Otomezuka Park
  • Kikumasa Sake Brewery

History

Sumiyoshi Station opened on April 12, 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.[1]

It was upgraded to an elevated station in 1929.[1]

On January 17, 1995, the station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake. Service in the affected area was restored by June 26, 1995.[2]

  • The elevated Hanshin Main Line platforms

References
  1. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [All railway stations in Hyogo Private railways and public railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe Newspaper General Publishing Center. 2012. ISBN 9784343006745.
  2. 不死鳥レールウェイ (in Japanese). 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2010-01-17. p. 126. ISBN 978-4-343-00537-3.

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