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Ishiyagawa Depot
of the Hanshin Electric Railway is a Japanese traction maintenance depot situated between and stations of the Hanshin Main Line. It is situated in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Higashinada Ward, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. History Initially there was a depot next to Shinzaike station, but it was closed in July 1967 when the line from Ishiyagawa to Nishinada was grade-separated by elevating it. The new depot at Ishiyagawa was opened on 18 April 1968 and was the first elevated train depot in Japan, being built out of reinforced concrete. At the ground level there was a Sumitomo Rubber Industries facility. The original structure collapsed in the aftermath of the Great Hanshin earthquake on 17 January 1995, which occurred at 5:46 in the morning. Aside from disruptions caused on the Hanshin Main Line, 58 cars stabled at the depot were also damaged and 24 had to be scrapped after being declared damaged beyond repair. The depot was then closed for repairs until the original structure was cleared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanshin Ishiyagawa Train Base - Panoramio
, derived from the second kanji from and the first kanji from (but in on'yomi, ''on''-reading instead of kun'yomi, ''kun''-reading), refers generally to Osaka, Kobe, and the surrounding area in the Kansai region of Japan. In the context of a region of Hyōgo Prefecture, the term is used to refer to the 8 small municipalities (Amagasaki, Ashiya, Hyōgo, Ashiya, Inagawa, Hyōgo, Inagawa, Itami, Hyōgo, Itami, Kawanishi, Hyōgo, Kawanishi, Nishinomiya, Sanda, Hyōgo, Sanda and Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Takarazuka) located close to the northern coast of Osaka Bay between the two large cities of Kobe and Osaka. In some contexts, the eastern Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Higashinada and Nada-ku, Kobe, Nada wards of Kobe and Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, Nishiyodagawa Ward of Osaka are also included. The name ''Hanshin'' may also refer to: * Hanshin Department Store, a chain of department stores based in Osaka * Hanshin Electric Railway, a railway that links Osaka and Kobe ** Hanshin Main Line, a line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
