From Nishinomiya to Settsu Motoyama

Ashiya Station (芦屋駅, Ashiya-eki) is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) of JR West, located in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Nishinomiya Station (西宮駅, Nishinomiya-eki) is a railway station located in Ikeda-chō (池田町), Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station is on the JR Kobe Line which runs between Osaka Station and Himeji Station; part of the main Tōkaidō Line. As a part of the JR West Urban Network, the following cards are accepted: J-Thru Card, ICOCA, Suica, Pasmo, and PiTaPa.

Settsu-Motoyama Station (摂津本山駅, settsu-motoyama-eki) is a railway station on the JR Kōbe Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, between Kōnan-Yamate Station and Sumiyoshi Station. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).This station is located near Okamoto Station of the Hankyu Kobe Line.

Shukugawa Station (夙川駅, Shukugawa-eki, station number: HK-09) is a train station operated by Hankyu Corporation in Aioichō, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Kōnan-Yamate Station (甲南山手駅, Kōnan-Yamate-eki) is a railway station in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Ashiyagawa Station (芦屋川駅, Ashiyagawa-eki) is a train station on the Hankyu Railway Kōbe Main Line in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Okamoto Station (岡本駅, Okamoto-eki, station number: HK-11) is a railway station on the Hankyu Kobe Line in Higashinada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, between Mikage Station and Ashiyagawa Station.This station located near Settsu-Motoyama Station on the JR Kōbe Line (Tōkaidō Main Line), and an entrance to Konan University, Konan Women's University, and Kobe Pharmaceutical University.

Sakura Shukugawa Station (さくら夙川駅, Sakura Shukugawa eki) is a train station located in Kagura-chō (神楽町), Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, and is operated by the West Japan Railway Company. The station is on the JR Kobe Line which runs between Osaka Station and Himeji Station; part of the Tōkaidō Main Line.

Kobe Pharmaceutical University (神戸薬科大学, Kobe yakka daigaku) is a private university in Higashinada, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1930, and it was chartered as a women's college in 1949. In 1994 the school became coeducational, adopting the present name.

Nishinomiya (西宮市, Nishinomiya-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, between the cities of Amagasaki and Ashiya. On April 1, 2005, the city of Nishinomiya celebrated its 80th anniversary. It is best known as the home of Kōshien Stadium, where the Hanshin Tigers baseball team plays home games and where Japan's annual high school baseball championship is held.