Suma Station opened in July 1912 , in preparation for a westward extension to Ichinotani ( a now-closed station between here and Sumaura-kōen ) on July 11 . The station was renamed ( lit . ' The Station in front of ( JGR ) Suma Station ) on April 12 , 1917 . On April 1 , 1927 the railway was merged into the Ujigawa Electric Company , only to be sold off on June 6 , 1933 . Sanyō Electric Railway ( nothing to do with the electronics company founded in 1950 ) renamed the station ( lit . Electric Railway as opposed to the JGR line , which was not electrified until 1964 Suma Station ) in 1943 and elevated the station in August 1947 . Limited Expresses started calling here in September 1957 , and the platforms were extended in November 1967 . Due to the opening of the Kōbe Rapid Transit Railway on April 7 , 1968 , Hankyū and Hanshin trains start calling here . Exactly 23 years later , the station receives its current name . The station , like many others in the Kobe area , was closed in the aftermath of the Great Hanshin earthquake on January 17 , 1995 ; services to Sumadera resumed on April 9 that year , followed ten days later by services to Sumaura-kōen
Great Hanshin earthquake
Great Hanshin earthquake
Sanyo Suma Station