Hankyū Imazu Line
The Hankyu Imazu Line is a 9.3 km long commuter rail line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan owned and operated by the private railway operator Hankyu Railway. It is the longest of three branchlines of the Hankyu [Kobe Line]. The line connects the cities of Nishinomiya and Takarazuka.
Operation
The Imazu Line runs between Imazu Station and Takarazuka Station|Takarazuka Station]. However, no trains run directly from one end to the other because the tracks have split since 1984 at Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station, where the line crosses the Kobe Line. Typical Imazu Line trains stop every station between Imazu and Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi or Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi and Takarazuka.A small number of trains, called Semi-Express, run from Takarazuka Station to Umeda Station on weekdays not via the Takarazuka Line, but via the Imazu Line and the Kobe Line. Semi-Express trains of this route do not stop at Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station because of the layout of the track in the station; there is no platform for through trains. The distance between Takarazuka and Umeda stations via the Imazu Line is shorter than the route via the Takarazuka line.
Stations
- All stations are in Hyōgo Prefecture
- Stops:
- *S: Semi-Express
- *E: Express
- Pass:
Connections
- Hanshin Main Line at Imazu
- Hankyu Kobe Line at Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi
- Hankyu Takarazuka Line at Takarazuka
- Fukuchiyama Line at Takarazuka