Nigawa Station

Nigawa Station (仁川駅, Nigawa-eki, station number: HK-25) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takarazuka Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hankyu Railway.[1]It is located near JRA Hanshin Racecourse and Kwansei Gakuin University. It is also an entrance station to Mount Kabutoyama, the east end of the Rokkō Mountains.

Nigawa Station

仁川駅
Nigawa Station East Gate
General information
Location3-chōme-3 Nigawakita, Takarazuka-shi, Hyōgo-ken 665-0061
Japan
Coordinates34°46′30.86″N 135°21′25.13″E
Operated by Hankyu Railway.
Line(s) Hankyu Imazu Line
Distance4.5 km (2.8 mi) from Takarazuka
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeHK-25
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedDecember 28, 1923 (1923-12-28)
Passengers
FY201924,998 daily
Location
Nigawa Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Nigawa Station
Nigawa Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Nigawa Station is located in Japan
Nigawa Station
Nigawa Station
Nigawa Station (Japan)

Lines

Nigawa Station is served by the Hankyu Imazu Line, and is located 4.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Takarazuka and 18.8 kilometers from Osaka-umeda.

Layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms, with an addition side platform on the inbound line in the direction of Nishinomiya Kitaguchi. Each platform is connected by underground passages in two places, north and south, connecting to two ticket gates, east and west. The main entrance is the east ticket gate, which has a window, an automatic ticket vending machine, a shop, and a toilet. Since it is also the exit for the racecourse, there are many automatic ticket gates, The additional side platform has its own temporary ticket gate,

Platforms

1  Imazu Line for Takarazuka
2  Imazu Line for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Hankyu Imazu Line
Obayashi   Local   Kōtōen
Obayashi   Semi-Express (only running for Umeda)   Kōtōen
Obayashi   Arashiyama Limited Express (Extra)   Kōtōen
Terminus   Express
(only running for Umeda on the days of horse racing)
  Tsukaguchi
(Kōbe Line)

History

Nigawa Station opened on December 28, 1923. The name 'Nigawa' is originally the name of the river on the border of Takarazuka city and Nishinomiya city, and today Nigawa is used as the name of a town along the river of both cities. During the times of World War II (12/15/1943 - 9/21/1945), there was a station between Nigawa and Obayashi named Kashio (鹿塩). The station was in front of the factory of Kawanishi Aircraft Company, a predecessor of ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd. The factory was closed after GHQ ordered the company to stop manufacturing aircraft. In 1949, JRA Hanshin Racecourse was built on the vacant lot. In 2002, the station installed barrier-free facilities for the elderly and the disabled.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,998 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area

See also

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. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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