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Takarazuka Station

Coordinates: 34°48′41″N 135°20′26″E / 34.81139°N 135.34056°E / 34.81139; 135.34056
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Takarazuka Station

宝塚駅
JR Takarazuka Station
General information
Location2-chōme-3 Sakaemachi, Takarazuka-shi, Hyōgo-ken 665-0845
Japan
Coordinates34°48′41″N 135°20′26″E / 34.81139°N 135.34056°E / 34.81139; 135.34056
Operated by
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Location
Takarazuka Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Takarazuka Station
Takarazuka Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Takarazuka Station is located in Japan
Takarazuka Station
Takarazuka Station
Takarazuka Station (Japan)
Map

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.

West Japan Railway Company

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Takarazuka Station

宝塚駅
JR West station
JR Takarazuka Station
General information
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Fukuchiyama Line
(JR Takarazuka Line)
Construction
Structure typeGround level
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code JR-G56 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened27 December 1897 (1897-12-27)
Passengers
FY201929,710 daily

Lines

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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

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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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« Service »
Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
Nakayamadera   Local trains   Namaze
Nakayamadera   Regional Rapid Service   Namaze
Nakayamadera   Rapid Service   Nishinomiyanajio
Nakayamadera   Tambaji Rapid Service   Nishinomiyanajio
Amagasaki   Limited Express "Konotori"   Sanda

History

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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]

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Hankyu Railway

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Takarazuka Station

宝塚駅
Hankyu Railway station
Station building
General information
Other namesTakarazuka Grand Theater
(宝塚大劇場前)
Location3-1 Sakaemachi, Takarazuka-shi, Hyōgo-ken 665-0845
Japan
Operated by Hankyu Railway
Line(s)
Hankyu Takarazuka Line

Hankyu Imazu Line

Other information
Station codeHK-56
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 10, 1910 (1910-03-10)
Passengers
FY201948,894 daily

Lines

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

Layout

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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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« Service »
Hankyu Railway (HK-56)
Takarazuka Line
Kiyoshikojin (HK-55)   Local   Terminus
Kiyoshikojin (HK-55)   Express   Terminus
Kiyoshikojin (HK-55)   Semi-Express (only running for Umeda)   Terminus
Imazu Line
Terminus   Local   Takarazuka-minamiguchi (HK-28)
Terminus   Semi-Express (only running for Umeda via the Kobe Line)   Takarazuka-minamiguchi (HK-28)
Terminus   Limited Express "Togetsu"   Takarazuka-minamiguchi (HK-28)

History

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The Hankyu station opened on March 10, 1910.

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Surrounding area

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

Passenger statistics

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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

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References

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  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. ^ "「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. ^ 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. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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