The station opened on 16 July 1920, simultaneously with the opening of the Kobe Main Line.[1]
Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Kanzakigawa being designated as station number HK-04.[2]
It is well known in the Kansai region for its catchy theme song - "Kanzakigawa: The best station on the Hankyu line (Check us out!)
References
^Hankyu Corporation (April 2001). Hankyū Sutēshon (in Japanese). Osaka: Hankyu Corporation. p. 52. ISBN4-89485-051-6.
^"「西山天王山」駅開業にあわせて、「三宮」「服部」「中山」「松尾」4駅の駅名を変更し、全駅で駅ナンバリングを導入します" ["Sannomiya" "Hattori" "Nakayama" "Matsuo" along with the opening of "Nishiyama Tennozan" station. We will change the station names of 4 stations and introduce station numbering at all stations.] (PDF). Hankyu Corporation Online. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original(PDF) on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2022.