Nishi-Shimmachi Station

Nishi-Shimmachi Station

西新町駅
Nishi-Shimmachi Station, April 2019
General information
Location3-chōme-13 Nishishinmachi, Akashi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 673-0023
Japan
Coordinates34°38′58″N 134°58′50″E / 34.6495°N 134.9806°E / 34.6495; 134.9806
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance16.9 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY18
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Passengers
FY20192712 (boarding only)
Location
Nishi-Shimmachi Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Nishi-Shimmachi Station
Nishi-Shimmachi Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Nishi-Shimmachi Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Shimmachi Station
Nishi-Shimmachi Station
Nishi-Shimmachi Station (Japan)

Nishi-Shimmachi Station (西新町駅, Nishi-Shimmachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

Nishi-Shimmachi Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 16.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated side platforms with the station building underneath. The station is unattended.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Sanyo Akashi   Local   Hayashisaki-Matsuekaigan
Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Sanyo S Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

Nishi-Shimmachi Station opened on August 19, 1923.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2712 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

  • Mitsuzo-in (Daijizo)
  • Hayashizaki Fishing Port
  • Site of Funage Castle
  • Hyogo Prefectural Akashi Nishi Park

See also

References

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