Here’s the “Nishinomiya Quiz” corner, where getting it right proves you’re a true Nishinomiya expert.
Here’s this quiz↓↓
Q What letter goes in the ○?
(A Nishinomiya version quiz made after being inspired by Hirakata Tsushin)
Nishi2 correct answer rate: 100%
So, what could it be?
It feels like I’ve seen this somewhere before…
The answer was “こ”.
A lot of you may have thought, “Those colors and lines look familiar… where have I seen them?”
Screenshot from the Hanshin Railway website
I drew it while looking at this.
So, the hiragana letters represented the first characters of Hanshin Railway station names within Nishinomiya City.
The stations marked with ○ were “Koroen” and “Koshien”, so the correct answer was “こ”.
Here’s what the colors mean↓↓
| Track color | Train type |
|---|---|
| Red | Direct Limited Express |
| Pink | Hanshin Limited Express |
| Purple | Section Limited Express |
| Orange | Express |
| Yellow | Section Express |
| Navy | Local |
| Light blue | Rapid Express |
There are this many types of trains? Is that what you call them? Three kinds of limited express, and three kinds of express too.
Honestly, I don’t really get the difference between a Direct Limited Express and a Hanshin Limited Express…
If you’re not used to it, figuring out which one gets you there fastest can be pretty hard.
By the way, it seems that ● means some trains pass through without stopping.
Here’s a little bit of trivia: Hanshin Imazu Station originally opened where the current Kusugawa Station is, as the first Imazu Station. Then in 1926, the current Imazu Station opened as the second one. (Reference: Hankyu Zensen Kochizu Sanpo, p. 88)
