refers to either of the following two adjoining

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s in Takarazuka,

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, one operated by

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, the other by

Hankyu Railway , trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group ...

West Japan Railway Company

Lines

Takarazuka Station operated by West Japan Railway Company is on the

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between

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and

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. 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

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and an

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on the ground, connected by an elevated station building.The station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office.

Adjacent stations

History

JR Takarazuka Station opened on 27 December 1897. With the privatization of the

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(JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with JR Takarazuka being assigned station number JR-G56.

Gallery

File:JR Takarazuka Station Ticket Gate.JPG, Station Ticket Gate File:EKI MARCHE TAKARAZUKA.JPG, Eki Marché Takarazuka File:Takarazuka Station.JPG, Entrance (during station remodeling)

Hankyu Railway

Lines

Hankyu Takarazuka Station operated by

is the northern terminus of both the

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and

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Layout

The Hankyu station has two elevated

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s serving two tracks each.

Adjacent stations

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History

The Hankyu station opened on March 10, 1910.

Gallery

File:Hankyu Takarazuka Station Ticket Gate.JPG, Station Ticket Gate

Surrounding area

* Sorio Takarazuka **

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** Sorio Hall * Bus stops (Hankyu Bus Co., Hankyu Denen Bus Co., Hanshin Bus Co.) * Takarazuka Onsen * Hana no michi *

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, Takarazuka Bow Hall *

Takarazuka Music School Takarazuka Music School (宝塚音楽学校, ''Takarazuka Ongaku Gakkō'') is a private girls' school in Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is a Takarazuka Revue training school that is a miscellaneous vocational school approved by Hyōgo P ...

* The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum * Takarazuka Garden Fields *

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Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the JR station was used by an average of 29,710 passengers daily. During the same period, the Hankyu station was used by 48,894 passengers daily.

References

External links

Takarazuka Station (Hankyu Railway)

Takarazuka Station (JR)
{{Fukuchiyama Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1897 Railway stations in Japan opened in 1910 Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture Hankyu Railway Takarazuka Line Stations of Hankyu Railway Takarazuka, Hyōgo

West Japan Railway Company

Lines

Layout

Adjacent stations

History

Gallery

Hankyu Railway

Lines

Layout

Adjacent stations

History

Gallery

Surrounding area

Passenger statistics

See also

References

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