Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station (川西能勢口駅) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kawanishi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation companies Nose Electric Railway and Hankyu Railway. It is connected to the Kawanishi-Ikeda Station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) by an elevated walkway

Lines

Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station is served by the Hankyu Takarazuka Line and is 17.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Osaka-umeda. It is also the terminus of the 12.2 kilometer Nose Electric Railways's Myōken Line. It is a major service station, featuring stops for all local and express trains, including the special Nissei Express (日生エクスプレス), a commuter train specifically for commuters from the Kawanishi area to Osaka.

Layout

The station consists of an island platform and three bay platforms serving a total office tracks. The ticket gates (two on the east and west sides) and the concourse are on the 2nd floor, and the platform is on the 3rd floor of the station building.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Kawanishi-Noseguchi Station opened on April 8, 1913, as Noseguchi Station (能勢口駅) of the Minoh Arima Electric Tramway (now Hankyu Corporation). It was renamed to its present name on July 1, 1965.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the Hankyu portion of the station was used by an average of 44,636 passengers daily and the Nose Electric portion of the station was used by 45,340 passengers daily

Surrounding area

Hankyu Kawamishi-Noseguchi bus stops