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Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station is a railway station of Hankyu Railway in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.It is one of the main stations in Nishinomiya City, with Hanshin Nishinomiya Station and JR Nishinomiya Station.LinesHankyu Kobe Line Hankyu Imazu Line The platforms of Hankyu Imazu Line to Takarazuka Station, northbound, and Imazu Station, southbound are separated, and so there are no through trains from Takarazuka to Imazu.LayoutKobe Line: 2 island platforms and 2 side platforms serving 2 tracks each.Imazu Line (south): an elevated side platform serving a track. Imazu Line (north): 3 dead-end platforms serving 2 tracks.HistoryThe station opened on July 16, 1920 when the Kobe Main Line opened. The Imazu Line opened the next year.Past layoutThere were four 90-degree diamond crossings served by the Kobe Line and the Imazu Line until they were removed in 1984 to build the new station building. The crossings were located in the south of the platforms for the Imazu Line, between the westbound platforms and the eastbound platforms for the Kobe Line.