:Tachibana Station

{{short description|Railway station in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Tachibana Station

| native_name = 立花駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = JRW-TachibanaStation-NorthGate-.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Tachibana Station North exit

| other_name =

| style = JR West

| address = 1-chōme-1 Tachibanachō, Amagasaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken 661-0025

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{coord|34|44|16.66|N|135|23|56.84|E|region:JP_type:railwaystation_source:kolossus-kowiki|display=inline,title}}

| owned = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| operator = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| line = 15px Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)

| distance = {{convert|567.1|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}

| platforms = 2 island platforms

| connections = {{Plainlist|

Bus stop

}}

| structure =

| code = JR-A50

| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0610134}}

| opened = {{Start date|1934|07|20|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 44,962 daily{{cite web |author= |year=2024 |title=移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅） |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/action/service/universal_design/pdf/02_2023houkoku.pdf |publisher=JR West |language=ja |access-date=12 March 2025}}

| pass_year = FY 2023

| map_type = Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Tachibana Station

| services =

}}

File:JRW-TachibanaStation-Platform.jpg

{{nihongo|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).{{cite book|title=兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク|trans-title=All stations in Hyogo Prefecture|language=Japanese|year=2011|publisher=Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center|isbn=978-4-343-00602-8}}

Lines

Tachibana Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 567.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Tokyo|x}} and 10.7 kilometers from {{STN|Osaka|x}}.

Station layout

The 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=

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=4|first=3|nidx= 15px JR Kobe Line |dir= for (through traffic only)}}

Adjacent stations

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{{j-rserv|b=d|service=Local|previous={{STN|Amagasaki|x|JR West|Amagasaki}} (JR-A49) |next={{STN|Kōshienguchi|x}} (JR-A51) |col=gray}}

History

Tachibana 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.{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=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！ |trans-title="Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=「駅ナンバー」一覧表 |trans-title="Station number" list |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 20,761 passengers daily{{cite web|url=http://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/ac08/ac08_1_000000124.html|script-title=ja:􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌兵庫県統計書 |trans-title= Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook|year= 2021|publisher= Hyogo Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2022}}