Nishinomiya Station (Hanshin)

Nishinomiya Station (西宮駅, Nishinomiya eki) is a railway station on the Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The station is called "Hanshin Nishinomiya" or "Han-Nishi" to distinguish the name from Nishinomiya Station on the JR West Tōkaidō Line (JR Kōbe Line) and Nishinomiya-kitaguchi Station on Hankyu Railway.

Nishinomiya Station

西宮駅
Nishinomiya Station west entrance
General information
LocationTanakachō, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo
（兵庫県西宮市田中町）
Japan
Coordinates34°44′12.68″N 135°20′17.67″E
Operated byHanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Line(s)Main Line
Platforms2 Island platforms
Tracks4
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
Station codeHS 17
History
Opened1905
Passengers
201924,126 (daily)[1]
Services
Hanshin Main Line (HS 17)
Imazu (HS 16)   Local   Kōroen (HS 18)
Imazu (HS 16)   Morning Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only)   Ashiya (HS 20)
Imazu (HS 16)   Express   Ashiya (HS 20) (1 Mikage-bound train only on weekdays)
Kōshien (HS 14)
Imazu (HS 16) (except weekday mornings/evenings)		   Rapid Express   Ashiya (HS 20) (except weekends and holidays)
Uozaki
Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only on weekdays): Does not stop at this station
Kōshien (HS 14)   Limited Express   Ashiya (HS 20)
Amagasaki (HS 09)
Kōshien (HS 14) (except 7 Osaka-Umeda-bound trains on weekday mornings)		   Direct Limited Express A   Ashiya (HS 20)
Kōshien (HS 14)   Direct Limited Express B   Ashiya (HS 20)

Layout
Track map of Nishinomiya station. (left: for Osaka and Nara)

This elevated station has 2 island platforms serving 4 tracks. 2 side tracks are located on the west side of the platforms and between 2 through tracks. The side tracks are used for express trains.

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

Surroundings

History

Nishinomiya Station on the Hanshin Main Line opened on April 12, 1905.[2]

On January 17, 1995, the station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake. Service in the affected area was restored by June 26, 1995.[3]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Nishinomiya being designated as station number HS-17.[4]

  • East exit towards Nishinomiya City Hall
  • A westbound train waits at platform 3

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 [All railway stations in Hyogo Private railways and public railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. 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. 17 January 2010. 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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