Kawanishi-Ikeda Station 広野駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | 2-chōme-7 Sakane, Kawanishi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 666-0021 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 34°49′39.5″N 135°24′48.23″E / 34.827639°N 135.4133972°E | ||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||
Line(s) |
Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) | ||||
Distance | 11.0 km (6.8 mi) from Amagasaki | ||||
Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
Connections |
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Construction | |||||
Structure type | Ground level | ||||
Accessible | None | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||
Station code | JR-G54 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 12 December 1893 | ||||
Previous names | Ikeda (to 1951) | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2016 | 1159 daily | ||||
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Kawanishi-Ikeda Station (川西池田駅, Kawanishi-Ikeda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawanishi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). [1] There is a transfer at this station for Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station.
Kawanishi-Ikeda Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line), and is located 11.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Amagasaki and 18.7 kilometers from Osaka.
The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
1, 2 | ■ Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) | for Takarazuka and Sanda |
3, 4 | ■ Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) | for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kitashinchi |
« | Service | » | ||
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JR West | ||||
Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) | ||||
Kita-Itami | Local trains | Nakayamadera | ||
Itami | Regional Rapid Service | Nakayamadera | ||
Itami | Rapid Service | Nakayamadera | ||
Itami | Tambaji Rapid Service | Nakayamadera |
Kawanishi-Ikeda Station opened on 12 December 1893, as Ikeda Station (池田駅) of the Hankaku Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. It was renamed to its present name on 1 August 1951. 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 Kawanishi-Ikeda being assigned station number JR-G54. [2] [3]
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 19,771 passengers daily [4]