Tsukamoto Station (塚本駅) is an elevated station in Yodogawa Ward, Osaka. West Japan Railway Company (JR West) runs it. It opened on 20 July 1934.
History
The Utashima temporary signal station (歌島仮信号所) opened on 15 May 1918 on the national Tōkaidō Line between Osaka and Kanzaki (now Amagasaki). On 1 August 1918, the Hokuho freight line opened, and the signal station became its junction and was renamed the Utashima liaison office. On 1 April 1922, it was renamed the first Utashima signal station. On 15 November 1926, that signal station closed when the line was extended with extra tracks as far as Tōen Station (now Maya Station).
On 25 May 1934, a second Utashima signal station opened at the branch point for the westbound return line from Osaka to the Miyahara marshalling yard. On 20 July 1934, a passenger platform opened a short distance east of the signal station as Tsukamoto Station (塚本駅). It handled passengers and parcels only, and the signal station was merged into it. The first station building had a triangular roof in Western style. On 15 June 1945, an air raid burned the station building.
In May 1948, the second station building was rebuilt. On 10 January 1967, construction started to raise the line onto an elevated structure. On 1 October 1969, the line was raised. On 1 October 1970, rebuilding of the station building started. On 1 October 1972, the third station building was completed.
On 3 March 1986, parcel handling ended. On 1 April 1987, the Japanese National Railways was split up and privatised, and the station became part of West Japan Railway Company. On 13 March 1988, the JR Kobe Line and JR Takarazuka Line nicknames began to be used. On 17 January 1995, service was suspended after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. On 18 January 1995, service resumed between Osaka and Amagasaki. On 8 March 1997, the Sazanami approach melody was introduced on the JR Kobe Line. On 4 October 1997, automatic ticket gates opened.
On 29 July 2002, the JR Kyoto and Kobe Line operation control system was introduced. On 1 November 2003, the ICOCA IC card became usable here. On 7 August 2004, elevators began operating, and stainless steel safety fences were installed on some platforms. On 9 October 2006, electronic display boards were installed. On 18 March 2007, station announcements were updated. On 12 March 2015, the approach melody was changed back to a revised version of Sazanami. On 17 March 2018, station numbering was introduced. On 31 March 2025, the Midori no Madoguchi ticket window closed. On 1 April 2025, Midori no Madoguchi Plus ticket machines were introduced.
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