by Takao Iba, c1995 (WWW Version by Kobe University Library, c2001)
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Line Recorded Location Sections of Interrupted Service Audio Data 1. Subway (4:31) Shin-Kobe >Sannomiya(passes through) > Kenchomae Passes through Sannomiya,Kamisawa,and Shin-Nagata due to construction 8K 4.1MB 2. Self-Defense Force (8:04) Relief helicopters (Nada-Ku, Kobe/Oji Athletics Ground) 8K 7.3MB 3. JR (5:33) Motomachi >Sannomiya > Nada Nada to Sumiyoshi 8K 5.0MB 4. JR (3:36) Sumiyoshi >Settsu-Motoyama Nada to Sumiyoshi 8K 3.2MB 5. Hankyu (6:33) Mikage > Rokko > Oji-Koen Oji-Koen to Hanakuma 8K 6.0MB 6. Hankyu (3:16) Rokko > Mikage Mikage to Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi 8K 3.0MB 7. Hanshin (1:43) Around Sumiyoshi > Mikage Mikage to Iwaya 8K 1.5MB 8. Hanshin (5:53) Sannomiya > Kasuganomichi > Iwaya Iwaya to Mikage 8K 5.3MB 9. Kobe (1:34) Maruyama > Nagata Nagata to Shinkaichi 8K 1.4MB 10. Sanyo (4:47) Sumadera >Tsukimiyama > Higashi-Suma Higashi-Suma to Shinkaichi Takinochaya to Sumadera 8K 4.3MB 11. Kobe Kosoku (2:09) Nishidai > Kosoku Nagata Kosoku Nagata to Shinkaichi 8K 1.9MB 12. Bullet Train (3:57) Himeji Station Platform Himeji to Shin-Osaka 8K 3.6MB 13. Reconstruction (3:04) Demolition of quake-stricken buildings (Chuo-ku, Kobe/Ikuta-Shinmichi) 8K 2.8MB 14. Portliner (3:20) Minami-Koen >Shimin-Hiroba >Shimin Byoin Mae Kita-Futo to Naka-Koen Naka-Koen to Sannomiya 8K 3.0MB 15. Rokko Liner (5:13) Marine Park >Island Center >Island Kitaguchi Island Kitaguchi to Sumiyoshi 8K 4.7MB
Audio of the Great Hanshin Earthquake - The Crippled Transit System c1995 Produced and written by Takao Iba
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