Hankyu Railway will carry out a timetable revision for its Kobe and Takarazuka lines on February 22, 2025.
For the Kobe Line, operations of 10-car trains during the weekday morning rush hour will be discontinued. The “Limited Express” service to Osaka Umeda Station will be changed to a “Commuter Limited Express” that stops at Tsukaguchi Station and originates from Shinkaichi (and partially from Kosoku Kobe) Station. During the weekday evening rush hour, “Limited Express” services will be changed to “Semi-Express” services that stop at Rokko and Tsukaguchi stations. Moreover, the stop stations of the “Commuter Express” operated in the morning and evening will be revised to bypass Tsukaguchi Station, and it will be rebranded and operated as a new “Rapid” service. Additionally, two late-night “Local” trains from Kobe Sannomiya Station to Nishinomiya Kitaguchi Station will be added.
For the Takarazuka Line, the “Express” service to Takarazuka Station during the weekday evening rush hour will be changed to a new “Commuter Express” service with additional stops at Sone and Okamachi stations. There will be no change in the travel time between Osaka Umeda and Takarazuka Station. In addition, the operation patterns during the morning and evening rush hours will be revised.
