Kusugawa Station

Kusugawa Station (久寿川駅, Kusugawa-eki) is a train station in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is owned and operated by private operator Hanshin Electric Railway.

Kusugawa Station

久寿川駅
Kusugawa Station
LocationImazu Akebono-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo
（兵庫県西宮市今津曙町）
Japan
Coordinates34°43′37″N 135°21′25″E
Operated byHanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)Main Line
Connections
    History
    Opened1905
    Previous namesImazu (until 1925)

    Lines

    Layout
    1 ■ Main Line for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka (Umeda), Namba, and Nara
    2 ■ Main Line for Kobe (Sannomiya), Akashi, and Himeji

    Adjacent stations
    « Service »
    Hanshin Electric Railway
    Main Line
    Kōshien   Local   Imazu
    Express: Does not stop at this station
    Rapid Express: Does not stop at this station
    Morning Limited Express for Umeda: Does not stop at this station
    Limited Express
    Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

    History
    Scene of the accident in 1949

    Imazu Station opened on April 12, 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.[1] It would be renamed to its current name, Kusugawa Station, on December 19, 1929.

    The station was the site of a derailment on December 13, 1949 when a runaway train from the Hankyu Line collided with the platform. At that time, Hankyu trains were slightly wider than the Hanshin trains. There was also a spur connecting to the Hankyū Imazu Line west of this location.

    On January 17, 1995, all services were suspended due to the Great Hanshin earthquake.[2] Service on the line was fully restored by June 26, 1995.

    • A view of the ticket gate before station renovation
    • South side station square
    • Scenery in front of the north exit
    • North Exit

    References
    1. Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2012-12-10. p. 48. ISBN 9784343006745.
    2. 不死鳥レールウェイ (in Japanese). 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2010-01-17. p. 126. ISBN 978-4-343-00537-3.


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