Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station
Railway station in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
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Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station (西宮北口駅, Nishinomiya-kitaguchi-eki; station number: HK-08) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.[1] It is one of the main stations in Nishinomiya City, with Hanshin Nishinomiya Station and JR Nishinomiya Station.
(阪急西宮ガーデンズ前)
Japan
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| Other names | Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens (阪急西宮ガーデンズ前) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1-chōme-2 Kōfūen, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken 662-0832 Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°44′45.32″N 135°21′23.99″E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Hankyu Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 island + 3 side + 3 bay platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | HK-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 16 July 1920 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 57,674 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lines
Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station is served by the Hankyu Imazu Line, and is located 7.7 kilometres (4.8 miles) from the terminus of the line at Takarazuka and is also served by the Hankyu Kobe Line, for which it is 15.6 kilometres (9.7 miles) from the terminus of that line at Osaka-umeda. The platforms of Hankyu Imazu Line to Takarazuka Station, northbound, and Imazu Station, southbound are separated, and so there are no through trains from Takarazuka to Imazu.
Layout
- Kobe Line: 2 island platforms and 2 side platforms serving 2 tracks each.
| ■ Exit | from trains at Line 1 | |
| 1, 2 | ■ Kōbe Line | for Shukugawa, Kōbe (Kobe-sannomiya, Rokko, Shinkaichi) and the Sanyo Railway Main Line |
| 3, 4 | ■ Kōbe Line | for Ōsaka (Umeda), Itami, Kyōto and Kita-Senri |
| ■ Exit | from trains at Line 4 |
- Imazu Line (south): an elevated side platform serving a track.
| 5 | ■ Imazu Line (south) | for Imazu |
- Imazu Line (north): 3 bay platforms serving 2 tracks.
| ■ Exit | from trains at Line 6 | |
| 6 | ■ Imazu Line (north) | for Nigawa, Takarazuka, Kawanishi-noseguchi and Minoo (during the rush hour) |
| 7 | ■ Imazu Line (north) | for Nigawa, Takarazuka, Kawanishi-noseguchi and Minoo |
| ■ Exit | from trains at Line 7 |
Concourse of Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station
Concourse of Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station
Ticket machine screen
History
Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station opened on 16 July 1920 when the Kobe Main Line opened.[2] The Imazu Line opened the next year.
Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Kobe Line took 7 months to complete.[3]
Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi being designated as station number HK-08.[4]
Past layout
There were four 90-degree diamond crossings served by the Kobe Line and the Imazu Line until they were removed in 1984 to build the new station building. The crossings were located in the south of the platforms for the Imazu Line, between the westbound platforms and the eastbound platforms for the Kobe Line.
- Kobe Line westbound platforms: on the east side of the Imazu Line, an island platform serving 2 tracks with a side platform for arrivals in the south.
| ■ Exit | from trains at Line 1 | |
| 1, 2 | ■ Kōbe Line | for Kōbe (Kobe-sannomiya, Rokko, Shinkaichi) and the Sanyo Railway Main Line |
- Kobe Line eastbound platforms: on the west side of the Imazu Line, an island platform serving 2 tracks with a side platform for arrivals in the north.
| 3, 4 | ■ Kōbe Line | for Ōsaka (Umeda), Itami, Kyoto and Kita-Senri |
| ■ Exit | from trains at Line 4 |
- Imazu Line: on the north side of the Kobe Line, a side platform and a dead-end platform serving 4 tracks, one of which tracks was removed in 1977.
| 5 | ■ Imazu Line | for Imazu |
| 6, 7 | ■ Imazu Line | for Nigawa, Takarazuka, Kawanishi-noseguchi and Minoo |
| 8 | ■ Imazu Line | for Takarazuka (Used during the rush hour until 1977) |
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 57,674 passengers daily[5]
Buses
| South Terminal | |
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| Hankyu Bus Co. | |
| Bus stop 1 |
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| Bus stop 2 |
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| Bus stop 3 |
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| Hanshin Bus Co. | |
| Bus stop 1 |
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| North Terminal | |
| airport limousine | |
| for Kansai International Airport | operated by Hankyu Bus Co., Hanshin Bus Co., Osaka Airport Transport Co., Kansai Airport Transportation Enterprise Co. and Nankai Bus Co. |
| for Osaka International Airport | operated by Hanshin Bus Co. and Osaka Airport Transport Co. |
Surrounding area
- Hankyu Railway Nishinomiya Garage
- Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens (formerly Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium)
- Hyogo Performing Arts Center
- ACTA Nishinomiya
- Koshien Gakuin
- Koshien Junior College
See also
- List of railway stations in Japan
- Orix Buffaloes - The Hankyu Braves, predecessors of the Orix Buffaloes, were based at Nishinomiya Stadium and Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station was the nearest station. In those days, train conductors called the station name as "Nishinomiya-kitaguchi, Nishinomiya Stadium-mae". Now there is Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens opened on November 26, 2008 on the vacant lot where the stadium used to be, and the station name is announced "Nishinomiya-kitaguchi, Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens-mae".
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - "Kitaguchi station" in this anime was modeled on this station.
