Imazu Station (Hyōgo)

Imazu Station (今津駅, Imazu-eki) is the name of two separate passenger railway stations located in the city of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. One is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway and web other by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.[1]The two stations are connected with a passage.

Imazu Station

今津駅
General information
LocationNishinomiya, Hyōgo
（兵庫県西宮市）
Japan
Operated by
  • Hanshin Electric Railway Co.
  • Hankyu Corporation
Connections
  • Bus stop
Location
Daimotsu Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Daimotsu Station
Daimotsu Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Daimotsu Station is located in Japan
Daimotsu Station
Daimotsu Station
Daimotsu Station (Japan)

Lines

Imazu Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line for which it is station number HS-16, and is located 15.4.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Umeda. It is also served by the Hankyū Imazu Line for which it is station number HK-21, and is 9.3 kilometers from the terminus of that line at Takarazuka

Hanshin Main Line
Imazu Station

今津駅
Hanshin Railway station
Hanshin Imazu Station (elevated in 2001)
General information
Location1-1, Imazu-Akebonocho, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°43′51.63″N 135°21′4.91″E
Operated by Hanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)■ Hanshin Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Hankyu Imazu Line
Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeHS 16
History
OpenedDecember 18, 1926 (1926-12-18)
Passengers
201933,382 (daily)[2]
Services
Hanshin Main Line (HS 16)
Kusugawa (HS 15)   Local   Nishinomiya (HS 17)
Kōshien (HS 14)   Morning Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only)
Express		   Nishinomiya (HS 17)
Kōshien (HS 14)   Rapid Express (except weekday mornings/evenings)   Nishinomiya (HS 17)
Kōshien (HS 14)   Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only)   Koroen (HS 18)
Limited Express
Direct Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

Layout

The station operated by Hanshin Railway was elevated in 2001. The station has two side platforms serving a track each on the 3rd level. Ticket gates and ticket machines are located on the 2nd level. The 170-m platforms are servable for the EMUs owned by Hanshin Railway and those by Kintetsu.

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

History

The current Imazu Station opened at this location on the Hanshin Main Line on 19 December 1926.[3] It was also on this date that the original Imazu station to the east was renamed to Kusugawa Station.[3]

Originally a surface-level station, the tracks once continued onto the Hanshin Main Line. This configuration was abolished after 1949 after a runaway train ran from the Imazu Line to the Hanshin Main Line at Kusugawa station.

Service was suspended owing to the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on the Hanshin Main Line took 7 months to complete.[4]

The station was shifted to an elevated structure on 3 March 2001.[5]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with the Hanshin station being designated as station number HS-16.[6][4]

In 2019, the platforms were extended to the west by about 10 meters.[7] This was done to enable a stop for 8-car long through services to and from the Kintetsu Nara Line.

  • Station sign
    Station sign
  • Station concourse in 2010
    Station concourse in 2010

Hankyu Imazu Line
Imazu Station

今津駅
Hankyu Railway station
Hankyu Imazu Station building
General information
Location1-37, Tsuto-Kurehacho, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken
Japan
Coordinates34°43′55.08″N 135°21′5.72″E
Operated by Hankyu Railway.
Line(s)■ Hankyu Imazu Line (south)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections Hanshin Main Line
Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeHK-21
History
OpenedDecember 18, 1926 (1926-12-18)
Passengers
202018,037 (daily) (boardings only)[8][lower-alpha 1]
Services
Imazu Line (south) (HK-21)
Hanshin-Kokudō (HK-22)   Local   Terminus

Layout

The station is served by a single dead-end elevated island platform serving two tracks.

1 ■ Imazu Line for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi
Change at Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi for Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and Takarazuka
2 ■ Imazu Line for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi (usually used)
Change at Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi for Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and Takarazuka

History

Imazu Station opened on the Hanshin Main Line on 18 December 1926.[9]

The tracks from the Hankyu Line ran through to the Hanshin Main Line until 1949, when an air compressor failure caused a runaway train to run from the Hankyu Line to the Hanshin Main Line. The trainset, a Hankyu 600 series, continued for about 700 meters east until it hit the platforms at Kusugawa Station.

The Imazu Line was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake in January 1995. Restoration work on this line took a few days to complete, which the entire southern portion re-opening for service on 5 February 1995.[9]

The current elevated platforms opened on 16 December 1995.[10]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with the station being designated as station number HK-21.[11]

  • Station platforms in 2013
    Station platforms in 2013
  • Ticketing area
    Ticketing area
  • View facing north
    View facing north

Surroundings

See also

Notes
  1. Represents a significant ridership decrease from prior years owing to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transport.

References
  1. 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.
  2. "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online (in Japanese). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  3. 曽根, 悟 (October 2010). "週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 大手私鉄" [Weekly History of all Railway Lines: Major private railways]. Weekly Asahi Encyclopedia (in Japanese). No. 12 (Hanshin Electric Railway Hankyu Electric Railway 2): 10–13. ISBN 978-4-02-340142-6.
  4. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [All railway stations in Hyogo Private railways and public railways] (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe Newspaper General Publishing Center. 2012. ISBN 9784343006745.
  5. "阪神本線・久寿川駅-芦屋市境3.6キロ きょう始発から高架上の運転" [Hanshin Main Line Kusugawa Station-Ashiya City Border 3.6km Driving on an elevated train from the first train today]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese) (Osaka Morning ed.). 3 March 2001. p. 35.
  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.
  7. Furumoto, Takuji. "【西宮市】阪神今津駅がホームを工事中。"僅か"10mの延伸で、何が変わる！？" [[Nishinomiya City] Hanshin Imazu Station is constructing a platform. What will change with a "slight" 10m stretch! ??]. nishinomiya.goguynet.jp. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  8. "駅別乗降人員" [Number of passengers getting on and off by station]. Hankyu Railway Online (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  9. 曽根, 悟 (October 2010). "週刊 歴史でめぐる鉄道全路線 大手私鉄" [Weekly History of all Railway Lines: Major private railways]. Weekly Asahi Encyclopedia (in Japanese). No. 12 (Hanshin Electric Railway Hankyu Electric Railway 2): 14–17. ISBN 978-4-02-340142-6.
  10. "鉄道ジャーナル" [Railway Journal]. 鉄道ジャーナル (in Japanese). 30: 99. April 1996.
  11. "「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」４駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" ["Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

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