K?be Line - Sannomiya Station, Nishinomiya Station, Himeji Station, Amagasaki Station, Nishi-Akashi Station, Tsukamoto Station, Suma Station (Paperback)

Chapters: Sannomiya Station, Nishinomiya Station, Himeji Station, Amagasaki Station, Nishi-Akashi Station, Tsukamoto Station, Suma Station, Sumakaihink?en Station, Takatori Station. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 45. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sannomiya Station Sannomiya eki) is a train station located in Nunobiki-ch, Ch Ward, Kobe, Hygo Prefecture, and is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. The station is on the JR Kobe Line which runs between Osaka Station and Himeji Station; part of the Tkaid Main Line. As a part of the JR West Urban Network, the following cards are accepted: J-Thru Card, ICOCA, Suica, and PiTaPa. Sannomiya Station is the main terminal for Kobe. Just to the east is where Kobe Station was established. At the beginning of the Meiji period, the heart of downtown was in that area. However, after Kobe opened a port for foreign trade, and continuing with the post World War II reconstruction and expansion of commercial areas, as well as moving Kobe City Hall to the Sannomiya area, the district soon became the new city center. Even at the present time, Kobe Station is still the representative station of Kobe. For example, in relation to the calculation of Shinkansen fares, Sannomiya Station isn't the closest of the old network train stations. On the other hand, the number of passengers using Sannomiya Station is greater than that of Kobe Station. Also, the Kobe Terminal for highway buses is in front of Sannomiya Station, not Kobe Station. Likewise, there are more Limited Express Trains, including overnight trains, which stop at Sannomiya Station than at Kobe Station. Most of the JR Kbe Line runs on four tracks Fukufukusen), meaning that there are two tracks for each direction. Similar to other stations such as Nishinomiya Station, Sannomiya Station is ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1223027