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Amagasaki Station (JR West)

Coordinates: 34°43′54″N 135°25′54″E / 34.73167°N 135.43167°E / 34.73167; 135.43167
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Amagasaki Station

尼崎駅
Amagasaki Station, June 2013
General information
Location1-1 Shioe Itchome, Amagasaki City, Hyōgo Prefecture
Japan
Coordinates34°43′54″N 135°25′54″E / 34.73167°N 135.43167°E / 34.73167; 135.43167
Operated byLogo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West
Line(s)
Platforms4 island platforms
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
Other information
Station code
  •  JR-A49  (Kobe Line)
  •  JR-G49  (Fukuchiyama Line)
  •  JR-H49  (Tozai Line)
History
Opened1 June 1874; 150 years ago (1874-06-01)
Previous namesKanzaki (until 1949)
Passengers
202037,656 daily (boarding only)
Location
Amagasaki Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Amagasaki Station
Amagasaki Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Amagasaki Station is located in Kansai region
Amagasaki Station
Amagasaki Station
Amagasaki Station (Kansai region)
Amagasaki Station is located in Japan
Amagasaki Station
Amagasaki Station
Amagasaki Station (Japan)

Amagasaki Station (尼崎駅, Amagasaki-eki) is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line), Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) and JR Tōzai Line of West Japan Railway Company (JR West), located in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan. Until 1997, Amagasaki was only a local stop, but it has since become a major junction with the opening of the JR Tōzai Line. Today, all commuter trains and limited express trains bound for the Fukuchiyama Line stop here.

Though Amagasaki is the official terminal of the Fukuchiyama Line and the JR Tōzai Line, all Fukuchiyama Line train services continue east to Osaka and beyond on the Tōkaidō Line or connect with the Gakkentoshi Line through the JR Tōzai Line. Tōzai Line trains continue west to Nishi-Akashi and beyond on the Tōkaidō Line, and Takarazuka and beyond on the Fukuchiyama Line.

The station is referred to as "JR Amagasaki" to distinguish between the station and Amagasaki Station operated by Hanshin Electric Railway. While these two stations are situated relatively close to each other, passengers transferring between these two stations must take buses to transfer between trains.

Lines

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  • Tōkaidō Line (JR Kobe Line)
  • Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
  • JR Tōzai Line

Station layout

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The station has four ground-level island platforms serving eight tracks.

1  JR Kōbe Line special rapid services for Sannomiya and Himeji
part of rapid services for Sannomiya and Himeji (passing Suma, Tarumi and Maiko in the evening)
2  JR Takarazuka Line for Takarazuka and Fukuchiyama (mainly trains starting Osaka and Fukuchiyama Line limited express trains "Kounotori")
3  JR Takarazuka Line from the JR Kyōto Line and the JR Tōzai Line for Takarazuka
 JR Kōbe Line part of local trains for Sannomiya and Nishi-Akashi
4  JR Kōbe Line local trains and rapid services for Sannomiya and Himeji
5, 6  JR Kyōto Line local trains and rapid services for Osaka, Shin-Osaka and Takatsuki
 JR Tōzai Line for Kitashinchi and Kyobashi and Shijonawate
7  JR Takarazuka Line for Osaka and Shin-Osaka (including Fukuchiyama Line limited express trains "Konotori", passing Tsukamoto)
 JR Tōzai Line part of trains for Kitashinchi, Kyobashi and Shijonawate in the rush hour
direct rapid service for Oji and Nara via the Osaka Higashi Line
8  JR Kyōto Line special rapid services for Osaka, Shin-Osaka and Takatsuki
part of rapid services for Osaka, Shin-Osaka and Takatsuki
 JR Takarazuka Line to Osaka (partly in the morning, passing Tsukamoto)
  • This station is an intermediate station on the "JR Kōbe Line". However, the Tōkaidō Line only for Sannomiya is informed as the "JR Kōbe Line" and the line for Osaka and Kyoto as the "JR Kyōto Line", because the Tōkaidō Line between this station and Osaka is parts of the sections of the "JR Kōbe Line" and the "JR Takarazuka Line". The trains from the JR Takarazuka Line which terminate at Osaka and Shin-Osaka are informed as the "JR Takarazuka Line" for passing Tsukamoto Station.
Limited express trains

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Tōkaidō Line (JR Kōbe Line)
Tsukamoto (JR-A48)   Local   Tachibana (JR-A50)
Osaka (JR-A47)   Rapid Service   Nishinomiya (JR-A52)
Osaka (JR-A47)   Special Rapid Service   Ashiya (JR-A54)
Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
Tsukamoto (through the JR Kyoto Line)
Osaka (originating and terminating at Osaka)
  Local   Tsukaguchi (JR-G50)
Osaka (JR-G47)   Regional Rapid Service   Itami (JR-G52)
Osaka (JR-G47)   Rapid Service
Tambaji Rapid Service
  Itami (JR-G52)
Kashima (JR-H48)   Regional Rapid Service (returning at Tsukaguchi)   Tsukaguchi (JR-G50)
Kashima (JR-H48)   Rapid Service (returning at Tsukaguchi)   Tsukaguchi (JR-G50)
Osaka (JR-G47)   Limited Express "Konotori"   Takarazuka (JR-G56)
JR Tōzai Line
Kashima (JR-H48)   Local   Tachibana (JR-A50)
Kashima (JR-H48)   Regional Rapid Service   Tachibana (JR-A50)
Tsukaguchi (JR-G50)
Kashima (JR-H48)   Rapid Service   Tsukaguchi (JR-G50)
Itami (JR-G52)

History

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Amagasaki Station opened on 1 June 1874.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Amagasaki being assigned station number JR-A49 for the Kobe Line, JR-G49 for the Fukuchiyama Line, and JR-H49 for the Tozai Line.[1][2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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