Tsukaguchi Station (Hankyu) Explained

Tsukaguchi Station
Native Name:	塚口駅
Native Name Lang:	ja
Address:	Tsukaguchi-Hommachi Itchome, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken
Country:	Japan
Coordinates:	34.7528°N 135.4159°W
Operator:	Hankyu Railway
Platforms:	1 island + 1 side platform
Tracks:	3
Code:	HK-06
Status:	Staffed
Passengers:	45,645
Pass Year:	FY2020
Map Type:	Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:	Tsukaguchi Station
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	17

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]

Lines

Tsukaguchi Station is served by the Hankyu Kobe Line, and is located 10.2km (06.3miles) from the terminus of the line at . It is also a terminus of the 3.1km (01.9miles) long Hankyū Itami Line to .

Layout

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

History

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

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

Surrounding area

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

External links

Notes and References

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.
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.
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.
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. 2019. Hyogo Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.