Kawanishi-Ikeda Station

Kawanishi-Ikeda Station (川西池田駅) 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.

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