Series 10　Around JR Kawanishi-Ikeda Station

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1. A diesel locomotive in "Kokutetsu" Kawanishi-Ikeda station around 1970.
2. Current JR Kawanishi-Ikeda station yard
3. "Kokutetsu" Kawanishi-Ikeda station building taken from the front

Around JR Kawanishi-Ikeda Station

Until the railroad was double-tracked in 1981 the Kokutetsu (National Railway) Kawanishi-Ikeda station was located three hundred meters west of the current JR Kawanishi-Ikeda station.
The Nose line used to run the 0.6 kilometer-section from Kawanishi-Noseguchi station to Kawanishi-Kokutetsu-mae (front of Kawanishi-Kokutetsu station) for commuters headed in directions south, such as Itami or Amagasaki, via JR.
Today, a convenient pedestrian deck links Kawanishi-Noseguchi station and Kawanishi-Ikeda station.
The JR Tozai line (JR East-West Line) opened in 1995 and the numbers of trains and passengers have been increasing remarkably ever since.