In 1920, the operation between Juso Station on the Kobe Line and Kobe Station (later Kamitsutsui Station) started, and in 1936 the railway was extended to Sannomiya Station (located in Kobe City) using an elevated track.
1920年に神戸本線十三～神戸（後の上筒井駅）間を開業し、1936年には神戸市内の三宮駅へ高架線で乗り入れた。