Sanyo-Himeji Station

Sanyo-Himeji Station

山陽姫路駅
Sanyo Department Store containing the train station.
General information
Location1 Minamimachi, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 670-0912
Japan
Coordinates34°49′43.75″N 134°41′23.27″E / 34.8288194°N 134.6897972°E / 34.8288194; 134.6897972
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s)■ Main Line
Distance54.7 km from Nishidai
Platforms4 bay platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY43
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Previous namesHimeji-ekimae; Dentetsu Himeji (until 1991)
Passengers
FY201914,948 (boarding only)
Location
Sanyo-Himeji Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Sanyo-Himeji Station
Sanyo-Himeji Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Sanyo-Himeji Station is located in Japan
Sanyo-Himeji Station
Sanyo-Himeji Station
Sanyo-Himeji Station (Japan)

Sanyo-Himeji Station (山陽姫路駅, San'yō Himeji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

Sanyo-Himeji Station is the western terminus of the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 54.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

The station consists of four bay platforms on the second floor of the station building.[1] The station is staffed.

Platforms

1, 2 ■  Main Line for Shikama, Akashi, Kobe and Osaka normal services
3, 4 ■  Main Line for Shikama, Sanyo-Akashi, Sannomiya, Osaka (express services)

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Terminus   Sanyo Local   Tegara
Terminus   S Limited Express   Shikama
Terminus   Direct Limited Express   Shikama
Terminus   Limited Express   Shikama

History

Sanyo-Himeji Station opened on 19 August 1923 as Himeji-ekimae Station (路駅前駅).[1] It was renamed Dentetsu Himeji Station (電鉄姫路駅) on 20 November 1943.

The station was burned down in 1946, and by 1954 the station was rebuilt into an elevated structure.[1]

It was renamed to its present name on 7 April 1991.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,948 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

The station building is located close to the JR West Himeji Station on the Sanyō Main Line and Sanyō Shinkansen.

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

See also

References

  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. 134. 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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