Wadamisaki_Station Knowpia

Wadamisaki Station

和田岬駅
Wadamisaki Station; 和田岬駅
JR West station; Kobe Municipal Subway station
	JR Wadamisaki Station
General information
Location	Hyōgo, Kōbe, Hyōgo; Japan
Operated by	JR West; Kobe Municipal Transportation Bureau;
Line(s)	Sanyo Main Line Wadamisaki Branch; Kaigan Line;
Platforms	1 side platform (JR West) ; 1 island platform (Kaigan Line)
Tracks	3
Other information
Station code	K06 (Kobe Municipal Subway)
History
Opened	1890 (JR West); 7 June 2001 (Kobe Municipal Subway)
Services
Location
	Wadamisaki Station Location within Kobe Wadamisaki Station Wadamisaki Station (Hyōgo Prefecture) Wadamisaki Station Wadamisaki Station (Japan)

Wadamisaki Station (和田岬駅, Wadamisaki-eki) is a railway station in Hyogo-ku, Kobe, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and Kobe Municipal Subway.

Station layout edit

The JR West station is composed of a single track with one side platform. It is unmanned and has unrestricted access to the platform. However, the Wadamisaki Line is only operational during mornings and evenings. Fare collection for this station is conducted at Hyogo, the only other stop on the line.

Platforms edit

The subway station has an island platform serving two tracks.

1	■ Kaigan Line	for Sannomiya-Hanadokeimae
2	■ Kaigan Line	for Shin-Nagata

JR West edit

1	■ Wadamisaki Line	for Hyogo (weekday peak hours only)

Adjacent stations edit

«		Service	»
Wadamisaki Line
Hyogo		Local		Terminus

History edit

The subway station opened on 7 July 2001, coinciding with the opening of the Kaigan Line.^[1]

Surrounding area edit

The station is located in the city's industrial area, and is mainly used by commuters to the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric plants. Kobe Wing Stadium, home of Vissel Kobe football club, is located nearby, so the station is also used by fans on match days.