Takarazuka Station Explained

Takarazuka Station
Native Name:宝塚駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-chōme-3 Sakaemachi, Takarazuka-shi, Hyōgo-ken 665-0845
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.8114°N 135.3406°W
Map Type:Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Takarazuka Station
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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.

West Japan Railway Company

Takarazuka Station
Native Name:宝塚駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:JR West station
Style:JR West
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: Fukuchiyama Line
(JR Takarazuka Line)
Structure:Ground level
Accessible:Yes
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:29,710 daily
Pass Year:FY2019

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.

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]

Gallery

Hankyu Railway

Takarazuka Station
Native Name:宝塚駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Type:Hankyu Railway station
Other Name:Takarazuka Grand Theater
(宝塚大劇場前)
Address:3-1 Sakaemachi, Takarazuka-shi, Hyōgo-ken 665-0845
Country:Japan
Operator: Hankyu Railway
Code:HK-56
Passengers:48,894 daily
Pass Year:FY2019

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.

Rail tracks map[3]
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for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi
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Adjacent stations

|-!colspan=5|Hankyu Railway (HK-56)

History

The Hankyu station opened on March 10, 1910.

Gallery

Surrounding area

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 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! . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
  2. Web site: 20 July 2016 . 「駅ナンバー」一覧表 . "Station number" list . https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf . 16 November 2022 . 30 December 2022 . westjr.co.jp . ja.
  3. Book: Kawashima, Ryozo. Tokaido Line Zensen, Zen-eki, Zen-haisen No.7 Osaka area - Kobe Station. Kodansha. 20. Japanese. 978-4-06-270017-7. 2009.
  4. Web site: https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kk11/oshirase-sougoude-ta/toukeisho30.html. ja:���������������������養父市統計書 . Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook. 2019. Hyogo Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.