Nada Station

Nada Station (灘駅, Nada-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[2]

Nada Station 灘駅
Nada Station in 2011
General information
Location	7-chōme-3 Iwaya Kitamachi, Nada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 657-0846 Japan
Coordinates	34°42′22.32″N 135°12′59.4″E
Owned by	JR West
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Distance	584.6 km (363.3 miles) from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	JR-A60
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 December 1917 (1917-12-01)
Passengers
FY 2023	30,920 daily[1]
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Sannomiya towards Himeji JR Kōbe Line Local Maya towards Ōsaka
Location Nada Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Nada Station Nada Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Old building (2006)

West-bound platform, facing east

Lines

Nada Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 584.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo and 28.2 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

The station consists of two island platforms connected by an elevated station building; however, only the inner tracks are normally used, with the outer tracks reserved for passing express trains except during peak commuting hours. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ JR Kobe Line	passing trains
2	■ JR Kobe Line	for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kyoto for Kitashinchi and Shijonawate via the JR Tozai Line
3	■ JR Kobe Line	for Sannomiya and Kakogawa
4	■ JR Kobe Line	passing trains

History

Nada Station opened on 1 December 1917. 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.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Nada being assigned station number JR-A60.^[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,677 passengers daily^[5]

Surrounding area

• Kobe Municipal Oji Zoo
• Kobe Literature Museum
• Kobe Municipal Oji Sports Center (including Oji Stadium)
• BB Plaza Museum of Art
• Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
• WHO Kobe Center and the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution (which houses a museum commemorating the Great Hanshin Earthquake)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan