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Kōshienguchi Station

Coordinates: 34°44′20.23″N 135°22′28.93″E / 34.7389528°N 135.3747028°E / 34.7389528; 135.3747028
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Kōshienguchi Station

甲子園口駅
Kōshienguchi Station North exit, April 2020
General information
Location1-36 Kōshienguchi Nichōme, Nishinomiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken 661-0025
Japan
Coordinates34°44′20.23″N 135°22′28.93″E / 34.7389528°N 135.3747028°E / 34.7389528; 135.3747028
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Distance569.3 km (353.7 miles) from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code JR-A51 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 July 1934 (1934-07-20)
Passengers
FY202020,761 daily
Location
Tachibana Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Tachibana Station
Tachibana Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Tachibana Station is located in Japan
Tachibana Station
Tachibana Station
Tachibana Station (Japan)
Platforms

Kōshienguchi Station (甲子園口駅, Kōshienguchi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1] Despite the station's name roughly translating to “Koshien Stadium Entrance”, it is located nowhere near the venue, and a bus is required to reach it. The name is derived from the neighborhood the station is in, which is also called Kōshienguchi despite being distant from the stadium.

Lines

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Kōshienguchi Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 569.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo and 12.9 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

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The station consists of two island platforms on an embankment, serving three tracks, connected by a station building at ground-level. The outer line side of the inbound line (Platform 4) is closed with stainless steel fences, but there is a space that can be removed at almost equal intervals, and it is prepared for temporary stops of group trains and outer line trains and in case of emergency. However, it has never been actually used.The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

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1   JR Kobe Line for Sannomiya and Himeji
2   JR Kobe Line for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kitashinchi
3   JR Kobe Line for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kitashinchi
4   JR Kobe Line for (through traffic only)

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
Tōkaidō Line (JR Kobe Line)
Tachibana (JR-A50)   Local   Nishinomiya (JR-A52)
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station

History

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Kōshienguchi Station opened on July 20, 1934. 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.

Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Kōshienguchi being assigned station number JR-A51.[2][3]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,735 passengers daily[4]

Surrounding area

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  • Muko River
  • Mukogawa Women's University Kamikoshien Campus (Koshien Hall)
  • Koshienguchi Shopping Street
  • Koshien Junior College
  • Koshien Gakuin Junior and Senior High School
  • Koshien Gakuin Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
  2. ^ "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!" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌兵庫県統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  • Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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