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Hanshin Electric Railway Kobe Kosoku Line 神戸高速線

Railway · Hanshin Electric Railway 阪神電気鉄道 · 7 stations

How to ride Hanshin Electric Railway P

Operator-wide facts from Hanshin Electric Railway's own pages; individual lines and stations can differ.

IC cards (Suica etc.)Accepted PPiTaPa, ICOCA, Kitaca, manaca, TOICA, PASMO +4 more
Credit card touchAccepted PVisa, Mastercard etc. contactless
Delays & suspensionsLive status →Shown on the top page; Japanese only; delays of 30 minutes or more
Step-free accessStation list → PEvery station has a folding ramp for wheelchair boarding, and stations have wheelchair-accessible multipurpose toilets with ostomate sinks; elevators and escalators are listed per station from this page.
Passes25 valid herefrom ¥400
IC cards and payment in detail

Every Hanshin station has IC-card ticket gates (Higashi-Naruo and Sunosaki have simple IC-only gates), and the nationwide transport IC cards work: ICOCA, Kitaca, manaca, TOICA, PASMO, Suica, Hayakaken, nimoca and SUGOCA (top up first at a ticket machine or fare adjustment machine), plus the post-pay PiTaPa card. Mobile Suica, Mobile PASMO and Mobile ICOCA also work at the gates. ICOCA (¥2,000 incl. ¥500 deposit) is sold at station ticket machines. Use one card per touch and do not combine an IC card with a paper ticket. Paper tickets can be bought with cash only (not with IC cards or credit cards). Contactless credit/debit/prepaid cards and phones (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, UnionPay) work at the gates of every Hanshin line (Main Line Osaka-Umeda–Motomachi, Hanshin Namba Line Osaka-Namba–Amagasaki, Mukogawa Line, Kobe Kosoku Line Motomachi–Nishidai), at the adult fare only: no child or disability fares, no commuter passes, one card per person. P

阪神電車では事前に券売機等でチャージいただくことで、以下の全国相互利用対象のICカードについて、改札機でのご利用が可能です。ICOCA、Kitaca、manaca、TOICA、PASMO、Suica、はやかけん、nimoca、SUGOCA

Getting on

  1. Applies at every Hanshin station: pay at the ticket gate before boarding.
  2. Paper ticket: buy it at the ticket machine with cash (tickets cannot be bought with IC cards, credit cards or QR payment).
  3. IC card (ICOCA, PiTaPa, Suica, PASMO and other nationwide cards, or a mobile Suica/PASMO/ICOCA): touch the gate reader firmly for at least one second. Keep only one IC card in your pass case.
  4. Contactless credit/debit card or phone: touch the separate touch-payment reader on the automatic gate. At Higashi-Naruo and Sunosaki, which have no automatic gates, touch the dedicated reader installed at the station.
  5. Do not combine an IC card or contactless card with a paper ticket, coupon ticket or pass.
  6. If no staff are at the gate, use the gate intercom (most stations have one) to reach staff.

Getting off

  1. Leave through the ticket gate, touching the same IC card or contactless card you entered with.
  2. IC card (not PiTaPa) without enough balance: top it up at the fare adjustment machine (のりこし精算機, from ¥10) at your destination, then touch the gate to exit. PiTaPa settles any extra fare automatically at the gate.
  3. Contactless credit/debit card: you are charged the adult single fare; continuing onto other companies' lines is possible where they also accept touch payment (some only at certain stations).
Wheelchair assistance

Wheelchair users: tell staff at the station ticket window or call them with the gate intercom when you travel; there may be a wait when staff are away. Calling the station master's office beforehand (8:00–21:00 every day) makes help smoother. Station master's offices: Osaka-Umeda 06-6457-2267, Amagasaki 06-6411-0281, Koshien 0798-48-1500, Mikage 078-851-2816, Kobe-Sannomiya 078-221-1254, Shinkaichi 078-575-5061. Timetables, fares and general enquiries: Hanshin Transport Dept. Sales Section 06-6457-2258 (9:00–17:00, closed weekends, holidays and New Year). Wide wheelchair gates (900 mm) are installed at most stations. Tel. 06-6457-2267

Sources checked 2026-10-10 · review: draft_unreviewed

Passes valid on this line 25 P

Day passes, regional passes and special tickets that include this line, cheapest first. Prices and rules change: check the official page before you buy.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Ride set

Kobe no Kyujitsu (Kobe Holiday Ticket)

神戸の休日 · Hanshin Electric Railway

¥500 Hanshin-Kosoku Wide version, adult · ¥400 Hanshin-Kosoku Mini version, adult

Any one Saturday, Sunday or holiday (weekend-timetable day) within 14 days of purchase, 4 April 2026 – 28 March 2027. Two rides between any stations in the area; breaking a journey ends that ride.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Sannomiya–Akashi City 1-Day Ticket

三宮・明石市内1dayチケット · Sanyo Electric Railway

¥1,200 Magnetic ticket, adult only · ¥1,120 QR ticket, adult only

Any one day from 1 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2027 (sold until 31 Mar 2027). QR version: start using it within 3 months of purchase.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Round trip + area

Akashi Outing Ticket

明石おでかけきっぷ · Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)

¥1,500 Adult only

One round trip on the day of use. Sold 1 Apr – 30 Sep 2026 and 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027; limited number.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Kobe Machimeguri 1-Day Coupon (digital, Kobe area version)

神戸街めぐり1dayクーポン(デジタル版)神戸エリア版 · Kobe New Transit and partner railways (sold on Surutto QRtto)

¥1,500 Kobe area version, adult · ¥2,100 Sanyo version: east of Akashi (adds Sanyo Nishidai – Sanyo Akashi), adult only · ¥2,700 Sanyo version: all Sanyo lines, adult only

Any one day; use it within 3 months of purchase. Sold 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027. Includes a voucher worth ¥800 for one use at a Kobe sightseeing facility.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Kobe Machimeguri 1day Coupon (Hankyu extended version)

神戸街めぐり1dayクーポン 阪急拡大版 · Hankyu Railway

¥2,300 Hankyu extended version, adult · ¥1,500 Kobe area version, adult

Any one day within 3 months of purchase, 1 April 2026 – 31 March 2027 (bought from 2 January 2027: valid until 31 March 2027).

Not on sale now. A new edition is issued every fiscal year (April–March)

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Kobe Machimeguri 1day Coupon (Hanshin extended version)

神戸街めぐり1dayクーポン 阪神拡大版 · Hanshin Electric Railway

¥2,150 Hanshin extended version, adult · ¥1,500 Kobe area version, adult

Any one day within 3 months of purchase, between 1 April 2026 and 31 March 2027.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Sannomiya–Himeji 1-Day Ticket

三宮・姫路1dayチケット · Sanyo Electric Railway

¥1,700 Magnetic ticket, adult only · ¥1,590 QR ticket, adult only

Any one day from 1 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2027 (sold until 31 Mar 2027). QR version: start using it within 3 months of purchase.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Hankyu-Hanshin 1day Pass

阪急阪神1dayパス · Hankyu Railway and Hanshin Electric Railway

¥1,600 Adult (no child version)

Any one day within 3 months of purchase, between 1 April 2026 and 30 April 2027 (tickets bought from 2 February 2027 expire on 30 April 2027).

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Hanshin–Akashi City 1-Day Ticket

阪神・明石市内1dayチケット · Sanyo Electric Railway

¥1,900 Magnetic ticket, adult only · ¥1,750 QR ticket, adult only

Any one day from 1 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2027 (sold until 31 Mar 2027). QR version: start using it within 3 months of purchase.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Round trip + area

Himeji Outing Ticket

姫路おでかけきっぷ · Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)

¥2,000 Adult only

One round trip on the day of use. Sold 1 Apr – 30 Sep 2026 and 1 Oct 2026 – 31 Mar 2027; limited number.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Nara-Ikaruga 1day Ticket (Hanshin / Kobe Kosoku versions)

奈良・斑鳩1dayチケット(阪神版・神戸高速版) · Hanshin Electric Railway

¥2,100 Hanshin version, adult · ¥2,300 Kobe Kosoku version, adult

Any one day within 3 months of purchase, between 1 April 2026 and 30 April 2027.

Anyone can buy Until 20 Dec 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Kyoto–Arashiyama 1-Day Pass (Sanyo version)

京都・嵐山1dayパス(山陽電車版) · Sanyo Electric Railway

¥2,200 East of Akashi version, adult only · ¥2,700 All Sanyo lines version, adult only

Autumn edition: any one day, sold 1 Oct – 20 Dec 2026; start within 3 months of purchase.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Hanshin–Sanyo Seaside 1-Day Ticket

阪神・山陽 シーサイド1dayチケット · Sanyo Electric Railway

¥2,450 Magnetic ticket, adult only · ¥2,350 QR ticket, adult only

Any one day from 1 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2027 (sold until 31 Mar 2027). QR version: start using it within 3 months of purchase.

Anyone can buy Until 25 Dec 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Nazo Kippu 2026 puzzle-game day ticket (Hanshin edition)

ナゾときっぷ2026「服飾マダムの波乱万丈」【阪神編】 · Hanshin Electric Railway

¥2,700 Adult (includes the puzzle kit)

One day within 3 months of purchase, between 14 March and 25 December 2026; trains from first to last service, not 24 hours.

Anyone can buy See validity · Unlimited rides

Sunday-Only 4-Day Ticket

日曜限定 おでかけ4dayチケット · Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)

¥2,700 Adult only (4 Sundays)

Monthly editions valid on the first four Sundays of that month (e.g. October 2026: 4, 11, 18, 25 Oct). Each edition goes on sale on the 25th of the previous month; sold until 28 Mar 2027. Limited number.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Round trip + area

Ao Line Family Outing Ticket

粟生線家族おでかけきっぷ · Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)

¥2,750 Set for 2 adults + 1 child

One round trip on the day of use. Issued in quarterly editions (e.g. sold 1 Jul – 10 Oct 2026, valid to 31 Oct 2026; sold 1 Oct 2026 – 10 Jan 2027, valid to 31 Jan 2027). Limited number.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Ancient Asuka Day-Trip Ticket (Sanyo version)

古代ロマン飛鳥日帰りきっぷ(山陽電車版) · Sanyo Electric Railway

¥2,800 East of Akashi version, adult only · ¥3,100 All Sanyo lines version, adult only

Any one day from 1 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2027 (sold until 31 Mar 2027). QR version: start using it within 3 months of purchase.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Nara & Ikaruga 1-Day Ticket (Sanyo version)

奈良・斑鳩1dayチケット(山陽電車版) · Sanyo Electric Railway

¥2,800 East of Akashi version, adult only · ¥3,100 All Sanyo lines version, adult only

Any one day from 1 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2027 (sold until 31 Mar 2027). QR version: start using it within 3 months of purchase.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Arima Onsen Taiko-no-Yu Coupon (Sanyo version)

有馬温泉 太閤の湯クーポン(山陽電車版) · Sanyo Electric Railway

¥3,000 East of Akashi version, adult only · ¥3,400 All Sanyo lines version, adult only

Any one day (Sundays and holidays too), sold 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027, except the spa's closing days; ¥500 extra at the spa on 1–3 Jan 2027. Start within 3 months of purchase.

Anyone can buy 1 day · Unlimited rides

Nara & Ikaruga 1-Day Ticket (from Shintetsu)

奈良・斑鳩1dayチケット · Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu)

¥3,000 Adult only

Any one day from 1 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2027 (sold until 31 Mar 2027). Limited number.

Anyone can buy Until 24 Oct 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Himeji Castle Day-Trip QR 1-Day Ticket (from the Port Liner)

姫路城おでかけQR1dayチケット(デジタル乗車券) · Kobe New Transit (with Sanyo Electric Railway)

¥3,950 Free version (unlimited Kobe-Sannomiya – Sanyo Himeji/Aboshi), adult only · ¥3,250 One-way version, adult only

Sold 24 July – 24 October 2026; start using it within 3 months of purchase and within the sales period. Includes Himeji Castle admission.

Anyone can buy Until 30 Nov 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Koyasan Odekake Kippu (Hanshin / Kobe Kosoku versions)

高野山おでかけきっぷ(阪神版・神戸高速版) · Hanshin Electric Railway

¥4,300 Hanshin version, adult · ¥4,350 Kobe Kosoku version, adult

Any one day within 3 months of purchase, between 1 April and 30 November 2026.

Anyone can buy Until 30 Nov 20261 day · Unlimited rides

Koyasan Day-Trip Digital Ticket (Sanyo version)

高野山おでかけデジタルきっぷ(山陽電車版) · Sanyo Electric Railway

¥4,650 East of Akashi version, adult only · ¥4,950 All Sanyo lines version, adult only

Any one day, sold 1 Apr – 30 Nov 2026; start within 3 months of purchase.

Anyone can buy See validity · Flexible days

Sannomiya–Himeji 5-Day Ticket

三宮・姫路5dayチケット · Sanyo Electric Railway

¥8,500 Adult only (5 days)

Any 5 days (need not be consecutive) between 1 Apr 2026 and 30 Apr 2027; sold until 31 Mar 2027.

Anyone can buy 3 days · Round trip + area

Dangan Ferry to Oita (Sanyo version)

弾丸フェリー【山陽電車版】 · Sanyo Electric Railway

¥11,000 Adult · ¥5,500 Child ¥3,667/day

3 consecutive days from the departure date, departures 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027. Book the ferry first (by phone, from 3 months ahead), then buy the ticket.

IC cards (Suica, ICOCA…) P

6 stations are not in the IC areas we have; check at the station.

How IC card areas work →

Before you travel

Stations

In order along the main route; branch stations, if any, are listed at the end. English names and readings where OpenStreetMap has them.

#StationEnglishPassengers / day (2024)Guide / other lines
1西代 🗣Nishidai6,384Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
2高速長田 🗣Kōsoku Nagata15,664
3大開 🗣Daikai5,446
4新開地 🗣Shinkaichi24,004Kobe Kosoku Tozai Line, Kobe Kokosu Line
5高速神戸 🗣Kōsoku Kōbe27,237Kobe Kosoku Tozai Line
6西元町 🗣Nishi Motomachi5,067
7元町 🗣Motomachi92,570Hanshin Main Line, Tōkaidō Main Line

Passengers per day: people boarding and getting off on an average day, all operators at the station counted once each (MLIT station passenger data S12).

Lines and stations: 「国土数値情報(鉄道データ、駅別乗降客数データ)」(国土交通省)を加工して作成 (MLIT National Land Numerical Information, railway data N02-24 and station passengers S12-25, CC BY 4.0). English station names and readings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), where they match. Data & credits.