Nishinomiya Station (Hanshin)

Railway station in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Nishinomiya Station

西宮駅

Nishinomiya Station west entrance

General information
Location| Tanakachō, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken 662-0973
Japan
Coordinates| 34°44′12.68″N 135°20′17.67″E﻿ / ﻿34.7368556°N 135.3382417°E﻿ / 34.7368556; 135.3382417
Operated by|  Hanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)| ■ Hanshin Main Line
Distance| 16.7 km (10.4 miles) from Umeda
Platforms| 2 island platforms
Tracks| 4
Connections|

* Bus terminal

Construction
Structure type| Elevated
Other information
Station code| HS 17
Website| Official website
History
Opened| April 12, 1905 (1905-04-12)
Passengers
2019| 24,126 (daily)[1]

Services

| Hanshin Main Line (HS 17)

Imazu (HS 16)  |  | Local  |  | Kōroen (HS 18)
Imazu (HS 16)  |  | Morning Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only)  |  | Ashiya (HS 20)
Imazu (HS 16)  |  | Express  |  | Ashiya (HS 20) (1 Mikage-bound train only on weekdays)
Kōshien (HS 14)
Imazu (HS 16) (except weekday mornings/evenings)  |  | Rapid Express  |  | Ashiya (HS 20) (except weekends and holidays)
Uozaki
Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only on weekdays): Does not stop at this station
Kōshien (HS 14)  |  | Limited Express  |  | Ashiya (HS 20)
Amagasaki (HS 09)
Kōshien (HS 14) (except 7 Osaka-Umeda-bound trains on weekday mornings)  |  | Direct Limited Express A  |  | Ashiya (HS 20)
Kōshien (HS 14)  |  | Direct Limited Express B  |  | Ashiya (HS 20)

Location

Nishinomiya Station

Location within Hyōgo Prefecture

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Nishinomiya Station

Nishinomiya Station (Japan)

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Nishinomiya Station (西宮駅, Nishinomiya eki, station number: HS-178) is a passenger railway station located in the city of  Nishinomiya Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.[2] The station is called "Hanshin Nishinomiya" or "Han-Nishi" to distinguish the name from Nishinomiya Station on the JR West Tōkaidō Line (JR Kōbe Line) and Nishinomiya-kitaguchi Station on Hankyu Railway.

## Lines

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Nishinomiya Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is located 16.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Umeda.

## Layout

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Track map of Nishinomiya station. (left: for Osaka and Nara)

The station has two elevated island platforms serving four tracks. Two side tracks are located on the west side of the platforms and between two through tracks. The side tracks are used for express trains.

### Platforms

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1 | ■ Main Line  | for Kōshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara

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2 | ■ ■■Main Line | for Kōshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara
3 | ■ ■■Main Line | for Kobe (Sannomiya), Akashi, and Himeji
4 | ■ Main Line  | for Kobe (Sannomiya), Akashi, and Himeji

## Gallery

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* East exit towards Nishinomiya City Hall

* A westbound train waits at platform 3

## History

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Nishinomiya Station on the Hanshin Main Line opened on 12 April 1905.[3]

On 17 January 1995, the station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake. Service in the affected area was restored by 26 June 1995.[4]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Nishinomiya being designated as station number HS-17.[5]

## Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 24,126 passengers daily[6]

## Surrounding area

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* Nishinomiya Shrine
* Ebista Nishinomiya (Hanshin Department Store, etc.)
* Nishinomiya City Hall
* Nishinomiya Hospital

## See also

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* List of railway stations in Japan

## References

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1. ^ "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online (in Japanese). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Written at Kobe, Japan. 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). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. ISBN 9784343006745.
4. ^ 不死鳥レールウェイ (in Japanese). 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 17 January 2010. p. 126\. ISBN 978-4-343-00537-3.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

## External links

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Media related to Nishinomiya Station (Hanshin) at Wikimedia Commons

* Nishinomiya Station website (in Japanese)

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Stations of the Hanshin Main Line

* Osaka-Umeda
* Fukushima
* Noda
* Yodogawa
* Himejima
* Chibune
* Kuise
* Daimotsu
* (Hanshin Namba Line for Osaka Namba and Nara<<) Amagasaki
* Deyashiki
* Amagasaki Center Pool-mae
* Mukogawa
* Naruo - Mukogawajoshidai-Mae
* Kōshien
* Kusugawa
* Imazu
* Nishinomiya
* Kōroen
* Uchide
* Ashiya
* Fukae
* Ōgi
* Uozaki
* Sumiyoshi
* Mikage
* Ishiyagawa
* Shinzaike
* Ōishi
* Nishinada
* Iwaya
* Kasuganomichi
* Kobe-Sannomiya
* Motomachi (>>Kobe Kosoku Line for Kōsoku Kōbe, Sumaura-kōen and Himeji)

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