Kobe Sannomiya

Weekday departures: 353/day in the available timetable data · Sat & holiday departures: 337/day in the available timetable data

Earliest / latest departure in the available data (weekday): 4:57 / 24:10 (00:10 next day)

Busiest hour in the available data: 8:00–9:00 (26)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.

Timetable data as of 3 May 2026.

The timetable data is incomplete for some or all lines at this station, so the weekday and Sat & holiday figures are departures in the available timetable data, not totals.

Lines where the timetable data is complete: Kobe Kosoku Tozai Line, Hankyu Kobe Main Line

Lines where the timetable data is incomplete:

• Hanshin Main Line: no timetable data

• Kobe Kosoku Tozai Line: Hanakuma
• Hankyu Kobe Main Line: Kasuganomichi (Hankyu)

Kobe-Sannomiya Station, in the Sannomiya district at the heart of Kobe, is a major interchange anchoring the city's transport network. The Hanshin Electric Railway station opened on 12 April 1905 as 'Kobe Station' and went through several renamings before adopting its current name in 2013 along with station number HS 32. The Hankyu Railway terminal followed in 1936, originally signed simply 'Kobe' and known for its Art Deco arch over the tracks. Both Hanshin and Hankyu facilities were damaged in the 17 January 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake; Hanshin services were fully restored by 26 June 1995, while Hankyu's irreplaceable arch was lost.

The 1936 Hankyu station was known for its Art Deco building and for the grand arch its trains passed through on the approach; the original building was damaged beyond repair in the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake and gave way to a temporary structure that stayed in use until 2020. Its high-rise successor mimics the design of the original station building but carries no arch over the tracks.