Amagasaki Station (尼崎駅, Amagasaki-eki, station number: HS-09) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of AmagasakiHyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.[1]While this station is situated relatively close to the station of the same name that is operated by JR West, passengers transferring between these two stations must use buses to transfer between trains.
The station consists of four elevated island platforms serving two tracks, with Track 2 sharing platforms with both Tracks 1 and 3, and Track 5 sharing platforms with both Tracks 4 and 6. The ticket gates are located on the first floor, and the platforms are on the 2nd floor.
The repair of the station was started in 2003 for the extension of the Hanshin Namba Line and completed on March 20, 2009.
until November 11, 2006
The station consisted of five tracks and three island platforms, with Track 4 sharing platforms with both Tracks 3 and 6.
1, 2
■■Main Line
for Osaka (Umeda)
3, 4
■■Main Line
for Koshien, Kobe (Sannomiya, Kōsoku Kōbe), Akashi, and Himeji
6
■Nishi-Osaka Line
for Nishikujo
November 12, 2006 - March 16, 2007
The station consisted of five tracks and three island platforms, with Track 5 (former Track 4) sharing platforms with both Tracks 4 (former Track 3) and 6. A new platform was under construction in the north of Track 1. Track 4 became used for the Nishi-Osaka Line trains while Tracks 5 and 6 for the Main Line westbound trains.
New platform
under construction
1, 2
■■Main Line
for Osaka (Umeda)
4
■Nishi-Osaka Line
for Nishikujo
5, 6
■■Main Line
for Koshien, Kobe (Sannomiya, Kōsoku Kōbe), Akashi, and Himeji
March 17, 2007 - February 1, 2008
The station consisted of five tracks and three island platforms, with Track 5 sharing platforms with both Track 4 and 6. A track was situated in the north of the completed platform and assigned as Track 1. Former Track 1 was renumbered Track 2 and the former platform in the south of present Track 2 was closed.
1, 2 (new)
■■Main Line
for Osaka (Umeda)
1, 2 (former)
closed
under renovation
4
■Nishi-Osaka Line
for Nishikujo
5, 6
■■Main Line
for Koshien, Kobe (Sannomiya, Kōsoku Kōbe), Akashi, and Himeji
February 2, 2008 - March 19, 2009
The station consisted of five tracks and three island platforms, with Track 2 sharing platforms with both Tracks 1 and 3. The repair of the platform serving Tracks 2 and 3 was completed and the trains of the Nishi-Osaka Line left from Track 3.
1, 2
■■Main Line
for Osaka (Umeda)
3
■Nishi-Osaka Line
for Nishikujo
4, 5
closed
under renovation
5, 6
■■Main Line
for Koshien, Kobe (Sannomiya, Kōsoku Kōbe), Akashi, and Himeji
Surroundings
Amagasaki Central Park
Hanshin Railway Amagasaki Depot, Amagasaki Repairing Area
^兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN978-4-343-00602-8.
^平成24年のダイヤ変更について [Diagram Revision in 2012] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Kintetsu Corporation. January 20, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
^3月20日（火・祝）、全線のダイヤ改正を実施! [Diagram Revision on Tuesday (Holiday), March 20, 2012] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. January 20, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
^養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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