Kusugawa Station

Kusugawa Station 久寿川駅
Kusugawa Station
General information
Location	Imazu Akebono-cho, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken 663-8214 Japan
Coordinates	34°43′37″N 135°21′25″E
Operated by	Hanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Hanshin Main Line
Distance	14.8 km (9.2 miles) from Umeda
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections
Construction
Structure type	ground station
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	HS 15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	12 April 1905 (1905-04-12)
Previous names	Imazu (until 1925)
Passengers
2019	2,326 (boarding passengers only)[1]
Services
Hanshin Main Line (HS 15) Kōshien (HS 14)   Local   Imazu (HS 16) Express: Does not stop at this station Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station Morning Limited Express for Umeda: Does not stop at this station Limited Express Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
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Kusugawa Station (久寿川駅, Kusugawa-eki, station number: HS-15) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Amagasaki Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.[2][3]

Lines

Kusugawa Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is located 14.8 kilometres (9.2 miles) from the terminus of the line at Umeda.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.

Platforms

1	■ Main Line	for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara
2	■ Main Line	for Kobe (Sannomiya), Akashi, and Himeji

History

Scene of the accident in 1949

Imazu Station opened on 12 April 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.[4] It would be renamed to its current name, Kusugawa Station, on 19 December 1929.

The station was the site of a derailment on 13 December 1949 when a runaway train from the Hankyu Line collided with the platform. At that time, Hankyu trains were slightly wider than the Hanshin trains. There was also a spur connecting to the Hankyū Imazu Line west of this location.

On 17 January 1995, all services were suspended due to the Great Hanshin earthquake.[5] Service on the line was fully restored by 26 June 1995.

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Nishinomiya being designated as station number HS-15.[6]

Gallery

• 
  A view of the ticket gate before station renovation
• 
  South side station square
• 
  Scenery in front of the north exit
• 
  North Exit

Surrounding area

• Nishinomiya Imazu Post Office
• Nishinomiya Kyoritsu Neurosurgical Hospital
• Nishinomiya Municipal Nishinomiya Support School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online (in Japanese). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
2. 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.
3. "Deyashiki Station in Hyogo: Railway Lines, Onsen, Events, Hotels | TravelTownsJP". www.traveltowns.jp. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
4. Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2012-12-10. p. 48. ISBN 9784343006745.
5. 不死鳥レールウェイ (in Japanese). 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2010-01-17. p. 126. ISBN 978-4-343-00537-3.
6. "阪神「三宮」を「神戸三宮」に駅名変更のうえ、駅ナンバリングを導入し、全てのお客さまに分かりやすい駅を目指します" [After changing the station name from Hanshin "Sannomiya" to "Kobe Sannomiya", Introduced station numbering, Aiming for a station that is easy for all customers to understand] (PDF). Hanshin News Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.

External links

Media related to Kusugawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Kusugawa Station website (in Japanese)