Timetable information
Weekday departures: 30/day in the available timetable data · Sat & holiday departures: 30/day in the available timetable data
Earliest / latest departure in the available data (weekday): 5:04 / 23:57
Busiest hour in the available data: 7:00–8:00 (3)
0:00 ─ 23:00
Figures are typical departures in the timetable data, not a live service count.
Timetable data as of 2 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 incomplete:
- Takayama Line: only trains from timetables filed under other lines
Adjacent stations
- Takayama Line: Nakakawabe ⇄ Mino-Ota
Location
History
Kobi Station opened on 25 November 1922 as a stop on the newly extended Takayama Line (renamed Takayama Main Line in 1934) between Mino-Ōta and Shimo-Aso, handling both passengers and freight. Freight service ended on 20 April 1973 and parcel handling on 1 February 1984. The station became part of JR Central on 1 April 1987 with the privatization of Japanese National Railways. The simple commission arrangement under Tokai Transport ended on 31 March 2011, leaving the station unstaffed, and a replacement station building entered service on 13 March 2017. The name comes from the former Kobi-chō, which predates the city of Minokamo.
Notes
The station's high-speed (110 km/h) Y-point turnouts replaced the original switches so passing trains no longer need to slow through the loop.
Sources
- Wikipedia (English) (opens in a new tab)
- Wikipedia (日本語) (opens in a new tab)
- Photo: T-mercury · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Wikimedia Commons (opens in a new tab)
Last updated: 2026-05-18