Kusugawa Station
{{short description|Railway station in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Kusugawa Station
| native_name = 久寿川駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| type =
| image = Kusugawa Station north entrance.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Kusugawa Station
| other_name =
| address = Imazu Akebono-cho, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken 663-8214
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{Coord|34.726956|135.356838|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:railwaystation_region:JP}}
| operator = 22px Hanshin Electric Railway
| line = {{Color|navy|■}} Hanshin Main Line
| distance = {{convert|14.8|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Umeda|x}}
| platforms = 2 side platforms
| connections = {{Plainlist|
}}
| structure = ground station
| code = HS 15
| status = Staffed
| website = {{Official|1=https://rail.hanshin.co.jp/station/deyashiki.html}}
| opened = {{Start date|1905|04|12|df=y}}
| closed =
| former = Imazu (until 1925)
| passengers = 2,326 (boarding passengers only){{Cite web |date=2020 |title=2020 Handbook Hanshin |url=https://www.hanshin.co.jp/handbook/pdf/2020/handbook_all.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112064459/https://www.hanshin.co.jp/handbook/pdf/2020/handbook_all.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2021 |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=Hanshin Railway Online |language=ja }}
| pass_year = 2019
| map_type = Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Kusugawa Station
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 17
| services = {{j-route|route=Hanshin Main Line (HS 15)|col=blue|f=w}}
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{{j-rserv|b=d|service=Rapid Express|p}}
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{{Nihongo|Kusugawa Station|久寿川駅|Kusugawa-eki|extra=station number: HS-15}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Amagasaki Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.{{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}}{{Cite web|title=Deyashiki Station in Hyogo: Railway Lines, Onsen, Events, Hotels {{!}} TravelTownsJP|url=https://www.traveltowns.jp/en/eki/hyogo-deyashiki/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=www.traveltowns.jp}}
Lines
Kusugawa Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is located {{Convert|14.8|km|mi|abbr=off}} from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Umeda|x}}.
Layout
The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms serving two tracks.
=Platforms=
{{ja-rail-line|first=2|name=Hanshin Main Line|idx=Main Line|dir=for {{STN|Koshien|x}}, {{STN|Amagasaki|x|Hanshin|Amagasaki}}, {{STN|Umeda|x||Osaka (Umeda)}}, {{STN|Osaka Namba|x||Namba}}, and {{STN|Kintetsu Nara|x||Nara}}|col=navy|pfn=1}}
{{ja-rail-line|first=3|name=Hanshin Main Line|idx=Main Line|dir=for {{STN|Sannomiya|x||Kobe (Sannomiya)}}, {{STN|Sanyo Akashi|x||Akashi}}, and {{STN|Sanyo Himeji|x||Himeji}}|col=navy|pfn=2}}
History
File:Hankyu Imazu line runs recklessly to Kusugawa.jpg
Imazu Station opened on 12 April 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道|date=2012-12-10|publisher=神戸新聞総合出版センター|isbn=9784343006745|location=Kobe, Japan|publication-place=Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center|page=48|language=ja|trans-title=Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways}} It would be renamed to its current name, Kusugawa Station, on 19 December 1929.
The station was the site of a derailment on 13 December 1949 when a runaway train from the Hankyu Line collided with the platform. At that time, Hankyu trains were slightly wider than the Hanshin trains. There was also a spur connecting to the Hankyū Imazu Line west of this location.
On 17 January 1995, all services were suspended due to the Great Hanshin earthquake.{{Cite book|last=|first=|title=不死鳥レールウェイ|date=2010-01-17|publisher=神戸新聞総合出版センター|isbn=978-4-343-00537-3|location=|page=126|language=ja}} Service on the line was fully restored by 26 June 1995.
Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Nishinomiya being designated as station number HS-15.{{Cite web |date=30 April 2014 |title=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 |trans-title=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 |url=https://www.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/legacy_data/ir/data/SR201304304N1.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410181812/https://www.hankyu-hanshin.co.jp/legacy_data/ir/data/SR201304304N1.pdf |archive-date=10 April 2021 |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=Hanshin News Online |language=ja }}
Gallery
File:Kusugawa Station gate.jpg|{{center|A view of the ticket gate before station renovation}}
File:Kusugawa Station south plaza.jpg|{{center|South side station square}}
File:Kusugawa Station north plaza.jpg|{{center|Scenery in front of the north exit}}
File:Kusugawa Station north entrance.jpg|{{center|North Exit}}
Surrounding area
- Nishinomiya Imazu Post Office
- Nishinomiya Kyoritsu Neurosurgical Hospital
- Nishinomiya Municipal Nishinomiya Support School
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [https://rail.hanshin.co.jp/station/kusugawa.html Kusugawa Station website] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Hanshin Main Line}}
Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1905