Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station

Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station (川西能勢口駅, Kawanishi-Noseguchi-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kawanishi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation companies Nose Electric Railway and Hankyu Railway.^[1] It is connected to the Kawanishi-Ikeda Station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) by an elevated walkway

Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station 川西能勢口駅
Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station
General information
Location	20-1 Sakaemachi, Kawanishi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 666-0033 Japan
Coordinates	34°49′39.5″N 135°24′48.23″E
Operated by	Hankyu Railway. Nose Electric Railway
Line(s)	Hankyu Takarazuka Line ■ Myōken Line
Platforms	1 island + 3 bay platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	HK-50, NS01
History
Opened	8 April 1913 (1913-04-08)
Previous names	Noseguchi (until 1965)
Passengers
FY2019	44,636 daily (Hankyu) 45,340 (Nose)
Location Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station is served by the Hankyu Takarazuka Line and is 17.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda. It is also the terminus of the 12.2 kilometer Nose Electric Railways's Myōken Line. It is a major service station, featuring stops for all local and express trains, including the special Nissei Express (日生エクスプレス), a commuter train specifically for commuters from the Kawanishi area to Osaka.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform and three bay platforms serving a total office tracks. The ticket gates (two on the east and west sides) and the concourse are on the 2nd floor, and the platform is on the 3rd floor of the station building.

Platforms

1	■ Hankyu Takarazuka Line	for Takarazuka, Nigawa, Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Imazu and Kobe-Sannomiya
2	■ Hankyu Takarazuka Line	for Osaka-umeda, Minoo, Kyoto-kawaramachi and Kita-Senri (used on weekday rush hours)
3	■ Hankyu Takarazuka Line	for Osaka-umeda, Minoo, Kyoto-kawaramachi and Kita-Senri (usually used)
	■ Nose Railway	limited express trains for Nissei-Chūō (weekday evenings)
4	■ Nose Railway	local trains for Nissei-Chūō and Myōkenguchi (usually used)
5	■ Nose Railway	local trains for Nissei-Chūō and Myōkenguchi (weekday rush hours)

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Hankyu Railway Takarazuka Line (HK-50)
Ikeda (HK-49)		Local (普通, every day)		Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51)
Ikeda (HK-49)		Semi-Express (準急, Osaka-umeda-bound only on weekday mornings)		Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51)
Ikeda (HK-49)		Express (急行, every day)		Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki (HK-51)
Ikeda (HK-49)		Commuter Limited Express (通勤特急, Osaka-umeda-bound starting trains only on weekday mornings)		Terminus
Ishibashi-handai-mae (HK-48)		Limited Express (特急日生エクスプレス, on weekdays)		Hirano (Nose Railway, NS07)
Nose Railway Myōken Line (NS01)
Terminus		Local (普通, every day)		Kinunobebashi (NS02)
Ishibashi-handai-mae (Hankyu, HK-48)		Limited Express (特急日生エクスプレス, on weekdays)		Hirano (NS07)

History

Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station opened on April 8, 1913, as Noseguchi Station (能勢口駅) of the Minoh Arima Electric Tramway (now Hankyu Corporation). It was renamed to its present name on July 1, 1965.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Hankyu portion of the station was used by an average of 44,636 passengers daily and the Nose Electric portion of the station was used by 45,340 passengers daily ^[2]

Surrounding area

• Kawanishi-Ikeda Station (West Japan Railway Company)

Hankyu Kawamishi-Noseguchi bus stops

transit bus (Hankyu Bus Co., Ltd.)
Bus stop 1 (Sugio Route)	Route 5 for Matsugaoka, Hagiwaradai and Hagiwara Route 15 for Matsugaoka, Hagiwaradai, Hachioji Jinja-mae (Hachioji Shrine) and Marunouchicho Route 5 terminating at Hagiwaradai via Matsugaoka
Bus stop 2 (Sugio Route, Keyakizaka Route, Manganji Route)	Route 12 for Nissei-chuo via Marunouchicho, Yatou, Tadaohashi, Seiwadai, Hirone and Yuda Route 12 for Yuda via Marunouchicho, Yatou, Tadaohashi, Seiwadai and Hirone Route 12 for Hankyu Bus Seiwadai Office via Marunouchicho, Yatou and Tadaohashi Route 13 for Keyakizaka Gochome circulating Keyakizaka via Marunouchicho, Yatou and Tadaohashi Route 30 for Nishi-Tada Itchome, Uguisudai and Hagiwaradai via Marunouchicho and Yatou Route 150 for Atagohara Golf Club via Hibarigaoka-Hanayashiki Station and Manganji
Bus stop 3 (Sugio Route, Keyakizaka Route)	Route 4 for Minami-Nosaka, Yuyamadai and Meiho Elementary School via Hagiwaradai and Kinshodai Route 3 for Keyakizaka Gochome and Hankyu Bus Seiwadai Office circulating Keyakizaka via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai and Keyakizaka Nichome Route 33 for Keyakizaka Nichome circulating Keyakizaka via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai and Keyakizaka Gochome Midnight bus for Keyakizaka Gochome circulating Keyakizaka via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai and Keyakizaka Nichome
Bus stop 4 (Sugio Route, Inagawa Park Town Route, Tsutsujigaoka Route)	Route 1 for Hankyu Bus Seiwadai Office via Hagiwaradai and Uguisudai Limited Express Route 1 for Hankyu Bus Seiwadai Office (no stops from Hankyu Kawanichi-Noseguchi higashiguchi to Seiwadai-minami) Route 2 for Yuda via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai, Seiwadai and Hirone Route 9 for Nissei-Chuo via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai, Seiwadai, Tsutsujigaoka Itchome, Tsutsujigaoka Gochome, Tsutsujigaoka, Ginzanguchi, Ohara Park and Yuda Route 9 for Park Town Chuo via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai, Seiwadai, Tsutsujigaoka Itchome, Tsutsujigaoka Gochome, Tsutsujigaoka, Ginzanguchi and Ohara Park Route 9 for Tsutsujigaoka Nichome via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai, Seiwadai and Tsutsujigaoka Itchome Route 9 for Tsutsujigaoka Gochome via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai, Seiwadai and Tsutsujigaoka Itchome Route 10 for Minami-Nosaka Nichome via Kawanishi-Meiho High School (no stops from Hankyu Kawanichi-Noseguchi higashiguchi to Hagiwaradai)
Bus stop 5 (Inagawa Park Town Route)	Route 6 for Nissei-Chuo via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai, Seiwadai, Tsutsujigaoka, Park Plaza, Shirogane Sanchome and Yuda Route 6 for Park Town Chuo via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai, Seiwadai, Tsutsujigaoka, Park Plaza and Shirogane Sanchome Express Route 6 for Nissei-Chuo via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai, Tsutsujigaoka, Park Plaza, Shirogane Sanchome and Yuda (no stops from Nishi-Tada to Seiwadai-chuo) Route 7 for Nissei-Chuo via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai, Seiwadai, Tsutsujigaoka, Park Plaza, Ohara Park and Yuda Route 8 for Nissei-Chuo via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai, Seiwadai, Tsutsujigaoka, Ginzanguchi, Shirogane Sanchome and Yuda Midnight bus for Park Town Chuo via Hagiwaradai, Uguisudai, Seiwadai, Tsutsujigaoka, Park Plaza and Shirogane Sanchome Midnight bus for Hankyu Bus Seiwadai Office via Hagiwaradai and Uguisudai
Bus stop 6 (Togendai Route, Takarazuka-Kawanishi Route)	Route 62 for Hankyu Itami via Uekamo, JGSDF Camp Itami and Itamizasa Route 64 for JR Itami via Uekamo, JGSDF Camp Itami, Itamizasa and Hankyu Itami Route 64 for JR Kawanishi-Ikeda Route 61 for Kitamura via Uekamo and JGSDF Camp Itami Route 92 for Takarazuka via Takarazuka City Hospital (going to the entrance of Takarazuka City Hospital on weekdays, or the stop near Takarazuka Interchange on weekends and holidays)
Bus stop 7 (Amagasaki Route)	Route 56 for Hanshin Amagasaki via Kushiroguchi, Kitamura, Itami-Chuo, Tsukashin and Ohama Route 56 for Hankyu Bus Itami Office via Kushiroguchi, Kitamura and Itami-Chuo

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
2. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

• Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station official home page (Hankyu) (in Japanese)
• Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station official home page (Noseden) (in Japanese)