Tanikawa Station

Tanikawa Station (谷川駅) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Tamba, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Tanikawa Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line, and is located 73.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Amagasaki. It is also the northern terminus of the Kakogawa Line, and is 48.5 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Kakogawa.

Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground level island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. One side of the island platform is dead headed, and is used by the Kakogawa Line. This platform is unnumbered. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
Tanikawa Station opened on May 25, 1899. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 453 passengers daily

Surrounding area

 * Tamba City Kushita Elementary School