Tsukaguchi Station (Hankyu)

Tsukaguchi Station (塚口駅, Tsukaguchi-eki, station number: HK-06) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Amagasaki Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.[1]

Tsukaguchi Station

塚口駅
Tsukaguchi Station building in the north
General information
LocationTsukaguchi-Hommachi Itchome, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°45′9.95″N 135°24′57.14″E / 34.7527639°N 135.4158722°E / 34.7527639; 135.4158722
Operated by Hankyu Railway
Line(s)
Kōbe Main Line

Itami Line

Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks3
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeHK-06
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1936 (1936-04-01)
Passengers
FY202045,645
Services
Hankyu Railway Kōbe Main Line (HK 06)
Sonoda (HK 05) Local Mukonosō (HK 07)
Jūsō (HK 03) Semi-Express Mondo-Yakujin (Imazu Line, HK 23)
Jūsō (HK 03) Express Mukonosō (HK 07)
Jūsō (HK 03) Express Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi (HK 08)
Jūsō (HK 03) Semi limited Express Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi (HK 08)
Jūsō (HK 03) Morning Commutation Limited Express Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi (HK 08)
Jūsō (HK 03) Extra Limited Express "Atago" Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi (HK 08)
Jūsō (HK 03) Extra Limited Express "Togetsu" Mondo-Yakujin (Imazu Line, HK 23)
Jūsō (HK 03) Extra Express (only running for Umeda on the days of horse racing at Hanshin Racecourse) Nigawa (Imazu Line, HK 25)
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Hankyu Railway Itami Line
Terminus-Inano (HK 18)
Location
Tsukaguchi Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Tsukaguchi Station
Tsukaguchi Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Tsukaguchi Station is located in Japan
Tsukaguchi Station
Tsukaguchi Station
Tsukaguchi Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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Tsukaguchi Station is served by the Hankyu Kobe Line, and is located 10.2 kilometres (6.3 miles) from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda. It is also a terminus of the 3.1 km (1.9 mi) long Hankyū Itami Line to Itami.

Layout

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The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform. One side of the island platform (for track 3) is short, and is used by the Itami Line. The platforms are connected by an underground passage.

Platforms

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1 Kobe Linefor Kobe (Kobe-sannomiya, Shinkaichi), Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi, Takarazuka and the Sanyo Railway Main Line (Akashi, Himeji)
2 Kobe Linefor Osaka (Umeda), Kyoto, Kita-Senri and Minoo
3 Itami Linefor Itami

History

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The station opened on 1 April 1936.[2]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Tsukaguchi being designated as station number HK-06.[3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 45,645 passengers daily[4]

Surrounding area

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  • Tsukaguchi Sun Sun Town shopping center
  • Sonoda Women's University
  • Sonoda Gakuen Junior and Senior High School
  • Amagasaki City Fire Department

See also

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References

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  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. ^ 曽根, 悟 (October 2010). "週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 大手私鉄" [Weekly History of all Railway Lines: Major private railways]. Weekly Asahi Encyclopedia (in Japanese). 12 (Hanshin Electric Railway Hankyu Electric Railway 2): 27–29. ISBN 978-4-02-340142-6.
  3. ^ "「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」4駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" ["Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  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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