Shukugawa Station Explained

Shukugawa Station
Native Name:夙川駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:2-1 Aioichō, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken 662-0063
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.7422°N 135.328°W
Operator: Hankyu Railway
Distance:18.3km (11.4miles) from
Platforms:3 side platforms
Tracks:2
Code:HK-09
Status:Staffed
Passengers:27,345 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shukugawa Station
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Mapframe-Zoom:17

is a passenger railway station located in the Aioichō neighborhood of the city of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.[1]

Lines

Shukugawa Station is served by the Hankyu Kobe Line, and is located 18.3km (11.4miles) from the terminus of the line at . It is also a terminus of the 2.2km (01.4miles) long Hankyu Kōyō Line.

Layout

The station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms for the Kobe Main Line and a single side platform platforms for the Kōyō Line. The Kōyō Line platform extends vertically to the north of the Kobe Main Line platform bound for Osaka. There used to be two lines on the Kōyō Line, but the tracks on the west side have been removed. Each platform is connected by an underground passage. The Kobe Main Line platform straddles the Shukugawa River in part on the east side, and the Kōyō Line platform is located on the west bank of the Shukugawa River. Ticket gates are located in the north and south. There is a bypass between the Kobe Line and the Koyo Line near the north ticket gates, which is used for the trains of the Koyo Line heading to and from Nishinomiya Depot in the east of Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station.

Platforms

History

Shukugawa Station opened on 16 July 1920.[2]

1934 was the start of service on the Koyo Line.

The station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Kobe Line took 7 months to complete.

In 2006, the platforms were extended to support 10-car trains.[3]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Shukugawa being designated as station number HK-09.[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 27,345 passengers daily[5]

Surrounding area

Bus stops

Hankyu Shukugawa (Hankyu Bus Co.)
Hankyu Shukugawa (Hanshin Bus Co.)
Shukugawa Green Town (Minato Kanko)

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. 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. ja. 12 (Hanshin Electric Railway Hankyu Electric Railway 2). 27–29. 978-4-02-340142-6.
  3. Web site: 22 June 2006. 神戸線・宝塚線のダイヤ改正について. About the timetable revision of the Kobe Line and Takarazuka Line. https://web.archive.org/web/20200922002334/https://www.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/legacy_data/ir/data/ER200606222N1.pdf. 22 September 2020. 20 February 2022. Hankyu Corporation Online. ja. PDF.
  4. Web site: 30 April 2013. 「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.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427234925/http://megalodon.jp/ref/2013-1215-0920-39/holdings.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/ir/data/ER201304306N1.pdf. 27 April 2016. 19 February 2022. Hankyu Corporation Online. PDF.
  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. 2011. Hyogo Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.

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