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Sanyo Akashi Station

Coordinates: 34°38′55″N 134°59′36″E / 34.648743°N 134.993262°E / 34.648743; 134.993262
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Sanyo Akashi Station

山陽明石駅
Sanyo Akashi Station, September 2017
General information
Location1-chōme-4 Ōakashichō, Akashi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 673-0891
Japan
Coordinates34°38′55″N 134°59′36″E / 34.648743°N 134.993262°E / 34.648743; 134.993262
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance15.7 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY17
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened12 April 1917 (1917-04-12)
Previous namesAkashi-ekimae (1917–1923)
Akashi (1923–1943)
Dentetsu-Akashi (1943–1991)
Passengers
FY201915,225 (boarding only)
Location
Sanyo Akashi Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Sanyo Akashi Station
Sanyo Akashi Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Sanyo Akashi Station is located in Japan
Sanyo Akashi Station
Sanyo Akashi Station
Sanyo Akashi Station (Japan)

Sanyo Akashi Station (山陽明石駅, San'yō Akashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

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Sanyo Akashi Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 15.7 km (9.8 mi) from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

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The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath.[1] The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1, 2   Main Line for Takasago, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
3, 4   Main Line for Kobe and Osaka

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Hitomarumae   Local   Nishi-Shimmachi
Kasumigaoka   S Limited Express   Fujie
Maiko-kōen   Through Limited Express   Higashi-Futami

History

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Sanyo Akashi Station opened on 12 April 1917 as Akashi-ekimae Station (明石駅前駅).[1] It was renamed Akashi Station (明石駅) on 19 August 1923, and Dentetsu-Akashi Station (鉄明石駅) on 20 November 1943.[1] It was renamed o its present name on 7 April 1991.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 15,225 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 108. ISBN 9784343006745.
  2. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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