Mega Station (Hyōgo)

Mega Station

妻鹿駅
Mega Station, March 2018
General information
LocationMega Shikamaku, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 672-8031
Japan
Coordinates34°47′32″N 134°41′35″E / 34.79222°N 134.69306°E / 34.79222; 134.69306
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance49.0 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY39
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Passengers
FY20191367 (boarding only)
Location
Mega Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Mega Station
Mega Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Mega Station is located in Japan
Mega Station
Mega Station
Mega Station (Japan)

Mega Station (妻鹿駅, Mega-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

Mega Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 49.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing.[1] The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side   Main Line for Shikama, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
opposite side   Main Line for Akashi, Kobe and Osaka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Shirahamanomiya   Sanyo Local   Shikama
Shirahamanomiya   S Limited Express   Shikama
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

Mega Station opened on August 19, 1923.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1367 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

  • Himeji City Hall Citizen's Bureau Mega Service Center
  • Mega Castle Ruins

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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. 130. ISBN 9784343006745.
  2. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.