(about Amagasaki, Japan, last edited on Feb 02, 2004)
Coordinates: 34°43′N 135°25′E
Amagasaki (尼崎市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1916.
Transportation
Railways
West Japan Railway Company
Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) Amagazaki Station (JR) - Tachibana Station
Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) Amagasaki Station (JR) - Tsukaguchi Station (JR) - Inadera Station
JR Tozai Line Amagasaki Station (JR)
Hankyu Railway
Hankyu Kobe Line Sonoda Station - Tsukaguchi Station (Hankyu) - Mukonoso Station
Hankyu Itami Line Tsukaguchi Station (Hankyu)
Hanshin Electric Railway
Hanshin Main Line Kuise Station - Daimotsu Station - Amagasaki Station (Hanshin) - Deyashiki Station - Amagasaki Center Pool mae Station - Mukogawa Station
Hanshin Nishi-Osaka Line Daimotsu Station - Amagasaki Station (Hanshin)
A commuter train derailed on the JR Fukuchiyama Line near Amagazaki on April 25, 2005, resulting in more than 100 dead and 460 injured. See Amagasaki rail crash for details.
Roads
Route 2, Route 43, Route 173
Expressways
Meishin Expressway
Hanshin Expressway Kobe Route (3)
Hanshin Expressway Wangan Route (5)
Yamate Road
Politics of Amagasaki
Amagasaki mayoral election, 2002
Sister cities
Augsburg, Germany - since April 7, 1959
Anshan, PRC - since February 2, 1983 (friendship city)
Wikipedia information about Amagasaki
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