Takarazuka Station

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Takarazuka Station 宝塚駅
JR Takarazuka Station
Location	Sakaemachi Nichome, Takarazuka, Hyōgo （兵庫県宝塚市栄町二丁目） Japan
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company Hankyu Railway
Connections	Bus terminal

Takarazuka Station (宝塚駅, Takarazuka-eki) refers to either of the following two adjoining train stations in Takarazuka, Japan, one operated by West Japan Railway Company, the other by Hankyu Railway.

West Japan Railway Company[]

Takarazuka Station 宝塚駅
JR West station
Station building
Location	7-13, Sakaemachi Nichome, Takarazuka, Hyōgo （兵庫県宝塚市栄町二丁目7-13） Japan
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
History
Opened	1897

Takarazuka Station operated by West Japan Railway Company is on the Fukuchiyama Line between Osaka and Fukuchiyama. The station opened on December 27, 1897.

All serving trains stop at the station as the core station of the Fukuchiyama Line, shown in the common name JR Takarazuka Line (Osaka - Sasayamaguchi).

Layout[]

The station has a side platform and an island platform on the ground, serving 3 tracks.

Train services in off-peak hours[]

Osaka-bound trains

4 regional rapid services to Osaka

4 local trains to Takatsuki via the JR Kyoto Line

Sanda-bound trains

4 regional rapid services to Shin-Sanda, of which 2 continue to Sasayamaguchi

Adjacent stations[]

Gallery[]

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  Station Ticket Gate

• 

  Eki Marché Takarazuka

• 

  Entrance (during station remodeling)

Hankyu Railway[]

Takarazuka Station 宝塚駅
Hankyu Railway station
Station building
Other names	Takarazuka Grand Theater (宝塚大劇場前)
Location	3-1, Sakaemachi Nichome, Takarazuka, Hyōgo （兵庫県宝塚市栄町二丁目3-1） Japan
Operated by	Hankyu Railway
Line(s)	Takarazuka Line Imazu Line
Other information
Station code	HK-56
History
Opened	1910

Takarazuka Station operated by Hankyu Railway opened on March 10, 1910. The station is the northern terminus of the Hankyu Takarazuka Line and Hankyu Imazu Line.

Layout[]

The Hankyu station has two dead-end platforms elevated serving two tracks each.

Rail tracks map^[1]

← for Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi
	↓for Kawanishi-Noseguchi and Osaka-umeda

Platform usage in peak hours[]

• Weekdays: the first train - 10 a.m.; 5 p.m. - the last train
• Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: the first train - 9 a.m.; 7 p.m. - the last train
• Horse racing events at Hanshin Racecourse: the first train - 9 a.m.; 3:46 p.m. - the last train

Platform usage in off-peak hours[]

• Weekdays: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• Horse racing events at Hanshin Racecourse: 9 a.m. - 3:46 p.m.

Train services in off-peak hours[]

Takarazuka Line

6 express trains to Osaka-umeda

Imazu Line

6 local trains to Nishinomiya-kitaguchi

Adjacent stations[]

Gallery[]

• 

  Station Ticket Gate

Surroundings[]

Hana-no-michi (flower path) street in Takarazuka

• Sorio Takarazuka
  • Hankyu Department Store
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  • Sorio Hall
• Bus stops (Hankyu Bus Co., Hankyu Denen Bus Co., Hanshin Bus Co.)
• Takarazuka Onsen
• Hana no michi
• Takarazuka Grand Theater, Takarazuka Bow Hall
• Takarazuka Music School
• The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum
• Takarazuka Garden Fields
• Japan National Route 176
• Mukogawa River

References[]

Coordinates: 34°48′41″N 135°20′26″E / 34.81139°N 135.34056°E / 34.81139; 135.34056