Kawanishi-Ikeda Station
# Kawanishi-Ikeda Station

Kawanishi-Ikeda Station (川西池田駅, Kawanishi-Ikeda-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kawanishi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). There is a transfer at this station for Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station.

## Lines

Kawanishi-Ikeda Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line), and is located 11.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Amagasaki and 18.7 kilometers from Osaka.

## Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving four tracks, connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

### Platforms

| 1, 2 | ■ Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) | for Takarazuka and Sanda |
| - | - | - |
| 3, 4 | ■ Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) | for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kitashinchi |

## Adjacent stations

| « | Service | » |
| - | - | - |
| JR West |||||
| Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) |||||
| Kita-Itami | Local trains | Nakayamadera |
| Itami | Regional Rapid Service | Nakayamadera |
| Itami | Rapid Service | Nakayamadera |
| Itami | Tambaji Rapid Service | Nakayamadera |

## History

Kawanishi-Ikeda Station opened on 12 December 1893, as Ikeda Station (池田駅) of the Hankaku Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. It was renamed to its present name on 1 August 1951. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (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 Kawanishi-Ikeda being assigned station number JR-G54.

## Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 19,771 passengers daily

## Surrounding area

* Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station (Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line/Nose Electric Railway Myoken Line)
* Kawanishi City Central Library
* Toyo College of Food Technology
* Kawanishi Municipal Kawanishi Elementary School
