Itami Station (JR West) explained

Itami Station
Native Name:伊丹駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:1-chōme-15 Itami, Itami-shi, Hyōgo-ken 664-0846
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.7806°N 135.4217°W
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: Fukuchiyama Line
(JR Takarazuka Line)
Distance:5.8km (03.6miles) from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Structure:Ground level
Accessible:None
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Passengers:24,285 daily
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Type:Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Itami Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] .The station is connected to a large indoor mall to the northwest by a broad pedestrian bridge. Though Hankyu Itami Station is not within easy walking distance, there is also a series of broad pedestrian streets heading in its direction.

Lines

Itami Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line), and is located 5.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 13.5 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of two side platforms with two tracks slightly below grade level, connected to the station building by a footbridge. There are two depot tracks on the west side of the platform, and the last trains arriving at Takarazuka Station and the rapid trains arriving at some Shin-Sanda Station return here overnight. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 12 December 1893 on the Settsu Railway (which merged into Hankaku Railway in 1897, was nationalized as part of Japanese National Railways in 1907, and was renamed from the Hankaku Line to the Fukuchiyama Line in 1912).

In 1989, JR West announced plans for a new line connecting the station to Itami Airport, but the plan has been on hold since the mid-2000s. Hyogo Prefecture later considered constructing a light rail system to connect the station to the airport.[2]

The station ceased railway operations for 55 days in 2005 following the Amagasaki derailment (which during the day of the accident, the train involved in the accident overshot the platform).

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Itami being assigned station number JR-G52.[3] [4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 24,285 passengers daily[5]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク. All stations in Hyogo Prefecture. Japanese. 2011. Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 978-4-343-00602-8.
  2. News: 阪急電鉄、伊丹空港への乗り入れを検討か 大阪・梅田と直通 - ライブドアニュース. ライブドアニュース. 2018-10-03. ja-JP.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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. 2018. Hyogo Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.