Motomachi Station (Hyōgo)

Motomachi Station

元町駅
Facade of the station
General information
Location1-100, Motomachi Kōka-Dōri (JR)
10-2, Motomachi-Dōri 2-chōme (Hanshin)
Chūō, Kobe, Hyōgo
(神戸市中央区元町高架通1-100 (JR)
神戸市中央区元町通二丁目10-2 (阪神))

Japan
Coordinates34°41′23″N 135°11′15″E / 34.6896°N 135.1874°E / 34.6896; 135.1874
Operated by
Line(s)
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated (JR West)
Underground (Hanshin)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code JR-A62  (JR West)
HS 33 (Hanshin)
History
Opened1905
Passengers
FY 2023
  • 62,708 daily (JR West)
  • 27,100 daily (Hanshin)
Services
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Tōkaidō Line (JR Kōbe Line) (A-62)
Sannomiya (JR-A61)   Local   Kōbe (JR-A63)
Sannomiya (JR-A61)   Rapid Service   Kōbe (JR-A63)
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line,
Kōbe Kōsoku Line (HS 33)
Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Hanshin Local   Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)
Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Sanyo Local   Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)
Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Rapid Express (3 eastbound trains only, on weekends and holidays)   Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)
Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Hanshin Limited Express   Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)
Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Through Limited Express (yellow marking)   Nishi-Motomachi (HS 34, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)
Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Sanyo S Limited Express   Kōsoku Kōbe (HS 35, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)
Kobe-Sannomiya (HS 32, Main Line)   Through Limited Express (red marking)   Kosoku Kobe (HS 35, Kōbe Kōsoku Line)

Motomachi Station (元町駅, Motomachi-eki) is a railway station in Motomachi, Chūō-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

It is one of the main stations serving the central business district of Kobe. The station is the closest access point to the Motomachi shopping district and to Nanking Town, one of Japan's three largest Chinatown districts.