Tachibana Station (立花駅, Tachibana-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Tachibana Station 立花駅 | |||||
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 Tachibana Station North exit | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | 1-chōme-1 Tachibanachō, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken 661-0025 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°44′16.66″N 135°23′56.84″E / 34.7379611°N 135.3991222°E | ||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Line(s) |  Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) | ||||
| Distance | 567.1 km (352.4 miles) from Tokyo | ||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
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| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||
| Station code | JR-A50 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 20 July 1934 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2020 | 20,761 daily | ||||
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Lines
editTachibana Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 567.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo and 10.7 kilometers from Osaka.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks, connected by an elevated station building. However, since only local trains stop at this station, only inside platforms 2 and 3 are used, and outside platforms 1 and 4 are equipped with simple fences. Limited express trains, freight trains, new rapid trains, and rapid trains that operate during the morning rush hour on weekdays pass outside (platforms 1 and 4), and other rapid trains pass through platforms 2 and 3, where local trains stop.The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ JR Kobe Line
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(through traffic only) |
| 2 | ■ JR Kobe Line
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for Sannomiya and Himeji |
| 3 | ■ JR Kobe Line
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for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kitashinchi |
| 4 | ■ JR Kobe Line
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for (through traffic only) |
Adjacent stations
edit| « | Service | » | ||
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| Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line) | ||||
| Amagasaki (JR-A49) | Local | Kōshienguchi (JR-A51) | ||
| Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
editTachibana Station opened on 20 July 1934. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Tachibana being assigned station number JR-A50.[2][3]
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 20,761 passengers daily[4]
Surrounding area
edit- Amagasaki City Hall
- Amagasaki Public Health Center
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.
- ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ 兵庫県統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
External links
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- Tachibana Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
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