Tsukaguchi Station (JR West) explained

Tsukaguchi Station
Native Name:塚口駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:1-9-1 Higashitsukaguchicho, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken 661-0011
Country:Japan
Coordinates:34.751°N 135.4249°W
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: Fukuchiyama Line
(JR Takarazuka Line)
Distance:2.5km (01.6miles) from
Platforms:1 side + 1 island platform
Structure:Ground level
Accessible:Yes
Status:Staffed
Passengers:9986 daily
Pass Year:FY2016
Map Type:Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Tsukaguchi 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]

Lines

Tsukaguchi Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line), and is located 2.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 10.2 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level island platform and one side platform, connected by an elevated station building. There are three depot tracks on the west side of the platform, which are used to store trains arriving at and departing from Amagasaki Station at night. The storage track extends further south (towards Amagasaki Station) along the main line, and the maintenance vehicles are stored there.. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

Tsukaguchi Station opened on 6 March 1894 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). The JNR Amagasakiko Line was discontinued on 1 February 1984. 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 Tsukaguchi being assigned station number JR-G50.[2] [3]

Past line

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 9986 passengers daily[4]

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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.