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Amagasaki Station 尼崎駅
Amagasaki Station in November 2024
General information
Location	1-1 Shioe Itchome, Amagasaki City, Hyōgo Prefecture Japan
Coordinates	34°43′54″N 135°25′54″E / 34.73167°N 135.43167°E / 34.73167; 135.43167
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	A JR Kōbe Line (Tōkaidō Main Line) G JR Takarazuka Line H JR Tōzai Line
Platforms	4 island platforms
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Other information
Station code	JR-A49  (Kobe Line)  JR-G49  (Fukuchiyama Line)  JR-H49  (Tozai Line)
History
Opened	1 June 1874; 150 years ago (1874-06-01)
Previous names	Kanzaki (until 1949)
Passengers
2020	37,656 daily (boarding only)
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Amagasaki Station (尼崎駅, Amagasaki-eki) is a railway station on the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line), Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) and JR Tōzai Line of West Japan Railway Company (JR West), located in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan. Until 1997, Amagasaki was only a local stop, but it has since become a major junction with the opening of the JR Tōzai Line. Today, all commuter trains and limited express trains bound for the Fukuchiyama Line stop here.

Though Amagasaki is the official terminal of the Fukuchiyama Line and the JR Tōzai Line, all Fukuchiyama Line train services continue east to Osaka and beyond on the Tōkaidō Line or connect with the Gakkentoshi Line through the JR Tōzai Line. Tōzai Line trains continue west to Nishi-Akashi and beyond on the Tōkaidō Line, and Takarazuka and beyond on the Fukuchiyama Line.

The station is referred to as "JR Amagasaki" to distinguish between the station and Amagasaki Station operated by Hanshin Electric Railway. While these two stations are situated relatively close to each other, passengers transferring between these two stations must take buses to transfer between trains.

Lines

• Tōkaidō Line (JR Kobe Line)
• Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
• JR Tōzai Line

Station layout

The station has four ground-level island platforms serving eight tracks.

• This station is an intermediate station on the "JR Kōbe Line". However, the Tōkaidō Line only for Sannomiya is informed as the "JR Kōbe Line" and the line for Osaka and Kyoto as the "JR Kyōto Line", because the Tōkaidō Line between this station and Osaka is parts of the sections of the "JR Kōbe Line" and the "JR Takarazuka Line". The trains from the JR Takarazuka Line which terminate at Osaka and Shin-Osaka are informed as the "JR Takarazuka Line" for passing Tsukamoto Station.

Limited express trains

• Kounotori (Shin-Osaka - Fukuchiyama, Toyooka, Kinosaki Onsen)

Adjacent stations

History

Amagasaki Station opened on 1 June 1874.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Amagasaki being assigned station number JR-A49 for the Kobe Line, JR-G49 for the Fukuchiyama Line, and JR-H49 for the Tozai Line.

See also

• Amagasaki Station (Hanshin)
• Amagasaki rail crash

References

1. "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.
2. "「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.

External links

• JR West - Amagasaki Station (Japanese)

• Stations of West Japan Railway Company
• Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture
• JR Kobe Line
• Tōkaidō Main Line
• JR Tōzai Line
• Railway stations in Japan opened in 1874