Kusugawa Station

Kusugawa Station (久寿川駅, Kusugawa-eki) is a train station in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by private operator Hanshin Electric Railway.

Kusugawa Station

久寿川駅
Kusugawa Station
General information
LocationImazu Akebono-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo
（兵庫県西宮市今津曙町）
Japan
Coordinates34°43′37″N 135°21′25″E
Operated byHanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)Main Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
    Construction
    Structure typeground station
    Other information
    Station codeHS 15
    History
    Opened1905
    Previous namesImazu (until 1925)
    Passengers
    20192,326 (boarding passengers only)[1]
    Services
    Hanshin Main Line (HS 15)
    Kōshien (HS 14)   Local   Imazu (HS 16)
    Express: Does not stop at this station
    Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
    Morning Limited Express for Umeda: Does not stop at this station
    Limited Express
    Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

    Lines

    Layout

    The station has two side platforms with two tracks on the ground.

    1 ■ Main Line for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara
    2 ■ Main Line for Kobe (Sannomiya), Akashi, and Himeji

    History
    Scene of the accident in 1949

    Imazu Station opened on April 12, 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.[2] It would be renamed to its current name, Kusugawa Station, on December 19, 1929.

    The station was the site of a derailment on December 13, 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 January 17, 1995, all services were suspended due to the Great Hanshin earthquake.[3] Service on the line was fully restored by June 26, 1995./

    Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Nishinomiya being designated as station number HS-15.[4]

    • A view of the ticket gate before station renovation
    • South side station square
    • Scenery in front of the north exit
    • North Exit

    References
    1. "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (pdf). Hanshin Railway Online (in Japanese). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
    2. Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2012-12-10. p. 48. ISBN 9784343006745.
    3. 不死鳥レールウェイ (in Japanese). 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2010-01-17. p. 126. ISBN 978-4-343-00537-3.
    4. "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" [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] (PDF). Hanshin News Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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