Takarazuka Station

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.

Takarazuka Station 宝塚駅
JR Takarazuka Station
General information
Location	2-chōme-3 Sakaemachi, Takarazuka-shi, Hyōgo-ken 665-0845 Japan
Coordinates	34°48′41″N 135°20′26″E
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company Hankyu Railway
Connections	Bus terminal
Location Takarazuka Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Takarazuka Station Takarazuka Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

West Japan Railway Company

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 type	Ground level
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	JR-G56
Website	Official website
History
Opened	27 December 1897 (1897-12-27)
Passengers
FY2019	29,710 daily

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

«		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

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

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

Hankyu Railway

Takarazuka Station 宝塚駅
Hankyu Railway station
Station building
General information
Other names	Takarazuka Grand Theater (宝塚大劇場前)
Location	3-1 Sakaemachi, Takarazuka-shi, Hyōgo-ken 665-0845 Japan
Operated by	Hankyu Railway
Line(s)	■ Hankyu Takarazuka Line ■ Hankyu Imazu Line
Other information
Station code	HK-56
Website	Official website
History
Opened	March 10, 1910 (1910-03-10)
Passengers
FY2019	48,894 daily

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

«		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

The Hankyu station opened on March 10, 1910.

Gallery

• 
  Station Ticket Gate

Surrounding area

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

• Sorio Takarazuka
  • Hankyu Department Store
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  • Sorio Hall
• Bus stops (Hankyu Bus Co., Hankyu Denen Bus Co., Hanshin Bus Co.)
• Takarazuka Onsen
• Hana no michi
• Takarazuka Grand Theater, Takarazuka Bow Hall
• Takarazuka Music School
• The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum
• Takarazuka Garden Fields
• Japan National Route 176
• Mukogawa River

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

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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.

External links

Media related to Takarazuka Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Takarazuka Station (Hankyu Railway) (in Japanese)
• Takarazuka Station (JR) (in Japanese)