Moreover, the Kobe Line, Itami Line and the Imazu-kita (north) Line, among others, were seriously damaged by the great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1995, but nearly all the lines were restored by June 12 of the same year and Itami Station (Hankyu) was reconstructed in 1998.
追い討ちをかけるように、1995年1月17日の阪神・淡路大震災では、神戸本線・伊丹線・今津（北）線などが甚大な被害を受けたが、同年6月12日にほぼ全線が復旧、1998年には伊丹駅(阪急)も再建された。