Takarazuka_Station

Takarazuka Station

Takarazuka Station

Railway station in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Takarazuka Station (宝塚駅, Takarazuka-eki) refers to either of the following two adjoining train stations in Takarazuka, Japan, one operated by West Japan Railway Company, the other by Hankyu Railway.

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West Japan Railway Company

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Lines

Takarazuka Station operated by West Japan Railway Company is on the Fukuchiyama Line between Osaka and Fukuchiyama. All serving trains stop at the station as the core station of the Fukuchiyama Line, shown in the common name JR Takarazuka Line (Osaka - Sasayamaguchi).

Layout

The station has a side platform and an island platform on the ground, connected by an elevated station building.The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

1 ■ JR Takarazuka Line for Sanda and Sasayamaguchi
Limited Express "Kounotori" for Fukuchiyama, Toyooka and Kinosaki Onsen
2 ■ JR Takarazuka Line for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kitashinchi (siding, returning)
3 ■ JR Takarazuka Line for Amagasaki, Osaka, Shin-Ōsaka and Kitashinchi

Adjacent stations

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History

JR Takarazuka Station opened on 27 December 1897. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with JR Takarazuka being assigned station number JR-G56.[1][2]

  • Station Ticket Gate
    Station Ticket Gate
  • Eki Marché Takarazuka
    Eki Marché Takarazuka
  • Entrance (during station remodeling)
    Entrance (during station remodeling)

Hankyu Railway

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Lines

Hankyu Takarazuka Station operated by Hankyu Railway is the northern terminus of both the Hankyu Takarazuka Line and Hankyu Imazu Line.

Layout

The Hankyu station has two elevated bay platforms serving two tracks each.

1, 2 ■ not in use  
3 ■ Imazu Line for Nigawa, Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Kōbe and Imazu
4 ■ Takarazuka Line for Kiyoshikōjin, Nakayama-kannon, Kawanishi-Noseguchi, Ōsaka (Umeda), Minoo, and Kyōto
Rail tracks map[3]
←
for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi
↓for Kawanishi-Noseguchi and Osaka-umeda

Adjacent stations

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History

The Hankyu station opened on March 10, 1910.

  • Station Ticket Gate

Surrounding area

Hana-no-michi (flower path) street in Takarazuka

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 29,710 passengers daily. During the same period, the Hankyu station was used by 48,894 passengers daily.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. [2]
    "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. [3]
    Kawashima, Ryozo (2009). Tokaido Line Zensen, Zen-eki, Zen-haisen No.7 Osaka area - Kobe Station (in Japanese). Kodansha. p. 20. ISBN 978-4-06-270017-7.
  4. [4]
    􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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