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 | 35.0838°N 135.0495°E / 35.0838; 135.0495 |
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Distance | 73.0 km (45.4 mi) 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 (1899-07-15) |
Passengers | |
FY2016 | 453 daily |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Tanikawa Station Location within Hyogo Prefecture Show map of Hyogo Prefecture![]() ![]() Tanikawa Station Tanikawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Tanikawa 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.
The 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.
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for Fukuchiyama |
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for Sasayamaguchi and Sanda |
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for Nishiwakishi, Kakogawa |
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Fukuchiyama Line | ||||
Shimotaki | Local | Kaibara | ||
Shimotaki | Tambaji Rapid Service | Kaibara | ||
Kakogawa Line | ||||
Kugemura | - | Terminus |
Tanikawa 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.
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 453 passengers daily[2]
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Stations of the Fukuchiyama Line | |
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JR Takarazuka Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) | |
JR Takarazuka Line (Fukuchiyama Line) | |
Fukuchiyama Line | |
Amagasakikō Branch (abandoned) |
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Stations of the West Japan Railway Company Kakogawa Line | |
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