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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.

Wadamisaki Station 和田岬駅
JR Wadamisaki Station
General information
Location	Hyōgo, Kōbe, Hyōgo Japan
Operated by	JR West Kobe Municipal Subway
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)

Station layout

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

The subway station has an island platform serving two tracks.

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

JR West

1

■ Wadamisaki Line

for Hyogo (weekday peak hours only)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Wadamisaki Line
Hyogo		Local	Terminus
Kobe Municipal Subway Kaigan Line
Chūō-Ichibamae (K05)		-	Misaki-Kōen (K07)

History

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

Surrounding area

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.

References

External links

• JR West - Wadamisaki Station (in Japanese)

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