Itami Station (JR West)


Itami Station is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Fukuchiyama Line in Itami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The station is connected to a large indoor mall to the northwest by a broad pedestrian bridge. Though Hankyu Itami Station is not within easy walking distance, there is also a series of broad pedestrian streets heading in its direction.

History

The station opened in 1893 on the Settsu Railway.
In 1989, JR West announced plans for a new line connecting the station to Itami Airport, but the plan has been on hold since the mid-2000s. Hyogo Prefecture later considered constructing a light rail system to connect the station to the airport.
The station ceased railway operations for 55 days in 2005 following the Amagasaki derailment.

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