Tanikawa Station

Distance73.0 km (45.4 mi) from AmagasakiPlatforms1 side + 1 island platformConnectionsOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened15 July 1899 (1899-07-15)PassengersFY2016453 daily

Location
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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]

Lines

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.

Station layout

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.

Platforms

1	■  Fukuchiyama Line	for Fukuchiyama
2	■  Fukuchiyama Line	for Sasayamaguchi and Sanda
	■  Kakogawa Line	for Nishiwakishi, Kakogawa

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Fukuchiyama Line
Shimotaki		Local		Kaibara
Shimotaki		Tambaji Rapid Service		Kaibara
Kakogawa Line
Kugemura		-	Terminus

History

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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 453 passengers daily^[2]

Surrounding area

• Tamba City Kushita Elementary School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

Media related to Tanikawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station Official Site