Tanikawa Station (谷川駅, Tanikawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tamba, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Tanikawa Station 谷川駅 | |||||
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 Tanikawa Station in March 2013 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Sannancho Ikedani, Tamba-shi, Hyōgo-ken 669-3125 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°05′02″N 135°02′58″E / 35.0838°N 135.0495°E | ||||
| Owned by |  West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||
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| Distance | 73.0 km (45.4 miles) from Amagasaki | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
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| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi ) | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 15 July 1899 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 453 daily | ||||
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Lines
editTanikawa Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line, and is located 73.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Amagasaki. It is also the northern terminus of the Kakogawa Line, and is 48.5 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Kakogawa.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground level island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. One side of the island platform is dead headed, and is used by the Kakogawa Line. This platform is unnumbered. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ |
for Fukuchiyama |
| 2 | ■ |
for Sasayamaguchi and Sanda |
| ■ |
for Nishiwakishi, Kakogawa |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Fukuchiyama Line | ||||
| Shimotaki | Local | Kaibara | ||
| Shimotaki | Tambaji Rapid Service | Kaibara | ||
| Kakogawa Line | ||||
| Kugemura | - | Terminus | ||
History
editTanikawa Station opened on May 25, 1899. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 453 passengers daily[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Tamba City Kushita Elementary School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
edit Media related to Tanikawa Station at Wikimedia Commons
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