Tachibana Station is a ground station with an elevated station building in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture. West Japan Railway Company (JR West) runs it. It opened on 20 July 1934.
History
In July 1932, the Tachibana village council asked the Railway Ministry for a new station between the Nanamatsu and Mizudō areas. The request came after an electrification plan for the line was announced. In July 1933, the station was approved, after land readjustment, a water supply plan and donation funds were allowed. In November 1933, the Tachibana land readjustment association was approved, and work on the area in front of the station began. On 20 July 1934, the station opened on the national Tōkaidō Main Line between Kanzaki Station (now Amagasaki Station) and Nishinomiya Station (西宮駅). It handled passengers and parcels only.
In October 1970, the station was rebuilt as an elevated station building, the second one on the site. In February 1972, the Dōi-sen (道意線) was raised onto an elevated structure. This closed the nearby Mizudō level crossing. Bus stops were placed on the elevated structure, and a connecting passage and stairs were added to the station concourse. On 23 October 1978, an upbound high-speed freight train derailed a short distance west of the station, near Mizudō-chō. Many containers overturned onto the road.
On 3 March 1986, parcel service ended. On 1 April 1987, Japanese National Railways was split up and privatised, and the station became part of West Japan Railway Company. On 13 March 1988, a line nickname was set and the name JR Kobe Line came into use. On 17 January 1995, service was suspended after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. Service resumed on 19 January 1995, when the section between Amagasaki and Kōshien-guchi was restored.
On 8 March 1997, the standard approach melody Sazanami (さざなみ) was introduced on the JR Kobe Line. On 13 December 1997, automatic ticket gates opened. On 21 April 2000, Festa Tachibana opened on the south side as part of an urban redevelopment project. It connects to the station concourse by a new pedestrian deck. On 29 July 2002, a JR Kyoto and Kobe Line operation management system was introduced. On 12 October 2003, elevators began operating. On 1 November 2003, the ICOCA IC card became usable here. On 18 March 2007, the station's automatic announcements were updated.
On 12 March 2015, the approach melody was changed back to a revised version of Sazanami, after the train arrival warning sound was reviewed. On 17 March 2018, station numbering was introduced. On 31 May 2025, the Midori no Madoguchi ticket window closed. On 1 June 2025, Midori no Madoguchi Plus ticket machines were introduced.
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