Chuoichibamae

Known weekday departures: 198/day · Known Sat & holiday departures: 145/day

First / last known departure (weekday): 5:44 / 24:05 (00:05 next day)

Busiest hour (known departures): 8:00–9:00 (20)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are the departures known from the timetable data, not a count of today's actual service.

Timetable data as of 3 May 2026 (retrieved in spring/summer 2026).

• Kaigan Line: Harborland ⇄ Wadamisaki

Chūō-Ichibamae Station opened on 7 July 2001 with the inauguration of the Kobe Municipal Subway's Kaigan Line, taking its name from the Kobe Central Wholesale Market directly above and beside it. The single island platform sits on the second basement, while the concourse above features a "crossroads plaza" with panels describing nearby sites linked to the medieval port of Hyōgo-no-tsu, the Taira clan, and Kusunoki Masashige. Ridership was below 2,000 riders per day until June 2017, when the opening of the Aeon Mall Kobe-Minami next door — connected by a direct passageway and a new ticket gate — pushed daily figures above 3,000.