is a railway station

Train station

A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...

 in Takarazuka

Takarazuka, Hyogo

is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.- Geography :Takarazuka is nestled between the Rokko Range to the west and Nagao Range to the north with the Muko River running through the center of the city....

, Hyōgo Prefecture

Hyogo Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, on the Hankyu Imazu Line

Hankyu Imazu Line

The is a 9.3 km long commuter rail in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan owned and operated by Hankyu Railway. It is the longest of three branchlines of the Hankyu Kobe Line. The line connects the cities of Nishinomiya and Takarazuka.-Operation:...

 operated by the Hankyu Railway

Hankyu Railway

is a Japanese private railway that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of major businesses operated by Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. The railway's main terminal is at Umeda Station in Osaka...

. It is located near JRA

Japan Racing Association

The Japan Racing Association is a public company established to operate Chūō Keiba and to manage racecourses, betting facilities, and horse-training facilities....

 Hanshin Racecourse

Hanshin Racecourse

is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After the WWII, GHQ ordered the company to stop manufacturing combat planes, which ended in closing the factory. In...

 and Kwansei Gakuin University

Kwansei Gakuin University

, colloquially abbreviated to , is a non-denominational Christian private and coeducational university located in Nishinomiya, Sanda, Osaka City, and Tokyo, Japan....

. It is also an entrance station to Mount Kabutoyama

Mount Kabutoyama

is a mountain in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. It is located in the east end of the Rokko Mountains, and the height is 309.2m.- Outline :Mount Kabuto is a famous picnic spot in the Kansai metropolitan area. It is a monadnock of an extinct volcano that was last estimated to have erupted about...

, the east end of the Rokko Mountains

Mount Rokko

is a name of a group of mountains in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of Hyōgo 50 mountains, Kinki 100 mountains, and also one of the 300 famous mountains in Japan.- Outline :...

. Trains connect from this station to Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station

Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station

is a railway station of Hankyu Railway in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.It is one of the main stations in Nishinomiya City, with Hanshin Nishinomiya Station and JR Nishinomiya Station.-Lines:*Hankyu Kobe Line*Hankyu Imazu Line...

 or Takarazuka Station every 10 minutes.

The name Nigawa is originally the name of the river on the border of Takarazuka city and Nishinomiya

Nishinomiya, Hyogo

is a city located in Hyōgo, Japan, between the cities of Ōsaka and Kōbe. On April 1, 2005, the city of Nishinomiya celebrated its 80th anniversary. It is best known as the home of Kōshien Stadium, where the Hanshin Tigers baseball team plays home games and where Japan's annual high school baseball...

 city, and today Nigawa is used as the name of a town along the river of both cities. In 2002, the station installed barrier-free facilities for the elderly and the disabled.

According to the annual statistics done by Nishinomiya city, 3,904,000 passengers used the station in 2004.

Layout

• 2 side platforms on the ground serving a track each, and a side platform for getting off the trains from Takarazuka.

Surroundings

• Hanshin Racecourse
  Hanshin Racecourse
  is located in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan. It is used for horse racing. The land was originally owned by Kawanishi Aircraft Company, which manufactured combat planes during World War II. After the WWII, GHQ ordered the company to stop manufacturing combat planes, which ended in closing the factory. In...
  
  
• Kwansei Gakuin University
  Kwansei Gakuin University
  , colloquially abbreviated to , is a non-denominational Christian private and coeducational university located in Nishinomiya, Sanda, Osaka City, and Tokyo, Japan....
  
  
• Kwansei Gakuin Junior High School
• Kwansei Galuin Senior High School
• Nigawa Gakuin
• ShinMaywa
  ShinMaywa
  is a Japanese industrial conglomerate descended from the Kawanishi Aircraft Company. Founded as Shin Meiwa Industries in 1949, the company was rebranded as ShinMaywa in 1992...
  
  

Adjacent stations

During the times of World War II

World War II

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 (12/15/1943 - 9/21/1945), there was a station between Nigawa and Obayashi named Kashio. The station was in front of the factory of Kawanishi Aircraft Company

Kawanishi Aircraft Company

was a Japanese aircraft manufacturer during World War II. It was founded as Kawanishi Engineering Works in 1920 in Hyōgo Prefecture as an outgrowth of the Kawanishi conglomerate, which had been funding the Nakajima Aircraft Company. Kawanishi Kokuki KK was founded in 1928, and took over all assets...

, a predecessor of ShinMaywa

ShinMaywa

is a Japanese industrial conglomerate descended from the Kawanishi Aircraft Company. Founded as Shin Meiwa Industries in 1949, the company was rebranded as ShinMaywa in 1992...

 Industries, Ltd. The factory was closed after GHQ

Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers

Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers was the title held by General Douglas MacArthur during the Occupation of Japan following World War II...

ordered the company to stop manufacturing aircraft. In 1949, JRA Hanshin Racecourse was built on the vacant lot.