Maiko Station

Maiko Station

舞子駅
Maiko Station, September 2019
General information
Location3-1 Higashimaiko-chō, Tarumi-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyōgo-ken 655-0047
Japan
Coordinates34°38′01″N 135°02′02″E / 34.633482°N 135.033774°E / 34.633482; 135.033774
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) San'yō Main Line
Distance15.1 km (9.4 miles) from Kobe
Platforms1 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code JR-A71 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 July 1896 (1896-07-01)
Passengers
FY201918,856 daily
Location
Maiko Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Maiko Station
Maiko Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Maiko Station is located in Japan
Maiko Station
Maiko Station
Maiko Station (Japan)

Maiko Station (舞子駅, Maiko-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). This station is the closest on the line to the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, which is directly above the station and is also in close proximity to Kyogo Prefectural Maiko Park.

Lines

Maiko Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line (also referred to as the JR Kobe Line), and is located 15.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 48.2 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Special Rapid Service trains typically bypass the station on the two northernmost tracks while local trains normally stop at the station on the two southernmost tracks.

Platforms

1 ■ JR Kobe Line for Nishi-Akashi and Himeji
2 ■ JR Kobe Line for Sannomiya, Amagasaki, and Osaka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
JR West
Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Service (on the express track): Does not stop at this station
Tarumi   Rapid Service (on the transit track)   Akashi
Tarumi   Local trains   Asagiri

History

Maiko Station opened on 1 July 1896 as a temporary stop, and was promoted to a full station on 1 December 1906. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Maiko being assigned station number JR-A71.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,856 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

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