Sakurashukugawa

Known weekday departures: 277/day · Known Sat & holiday departures: 277/day

First / last known departure (weekday): 5:18 / 24:28 (00:28 next day)

Busiest hour (known departures): 7:00–8:00 (16)

0:00 ─ 23:00

Figures are the departures known from the timetable data, not a count of today's actual service.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026 (retrieved in spring/summer 2026).

• Tokaido Main Line: Nishinomiya (JR West) ⇄ Ashiya (JR West)

Sakura Shukugawa Station opened on 18 March 2007 between Nishinomiya and Ashiya on West Japan Railway Company's Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line). Unlike most JR additions, it was not a petitioned station: JR West took the initiative in deciding to build it, because the work counted as an adjunct to the widening of Hyōgo Prefectural Road 82, which runs directly beneath the platforms, and therefore qualified for a national subsidy — sparing the city of Nishinomiya a heavy share of the cost. The tentative project name was JR Shukugawa; the formal name was announced on 22 November 2006 to evoke the nearby Shukugawa Park, famous for its annual cherry-blossom display. Station numbering JR-A53 was added in March 2018. The Midori-no-Madoguchi closed on 31 January 2026 and was replaced by a Midori-no-Kenbaiki Plus the following day.

JR West designed the station with a wave-pattern roof representing the Shukugawa River and walls in cherry-blossom pink, and gave it its own dedicated logo mark — unusual for a JR station.