Shikama Station

Shikama Station

飾磨駅
Station entrance (January 2020)
General information
LocationShikamaku Tamachi, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 672-8052
Japan
Coordinates34°47′59″N 134°40′30″E / 34.799779°N 134.6748734°E / 34.799779; 134.6748734
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s)
Distance50.9 km from Nishidai
Platforms1 bay platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY40
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Previous namesShikamamachi (to 1924); Dentetsu Shikama (to 1991)
Passengers
FY20194791 (boarding only)
Location
Shikama Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Shikama Station
Shikama Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Shikama Station is located in Japan
Shikama Station
Shikama Station
Shikama Station (Japan)

Shikama Station (飾磨駅, Shikama-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

Shikama Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 50.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai. It is also the terminal station for the Sanyo Railway Aboshi Line and is 5.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Shikama.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level bay platform serving three tracks.[1] The Main Line trains use the outside platforms, and the Aboshi Line trains use the middle, dead-headed portion. The station entrance is located southwest of the platforms, and is connected to the platforms through a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1 ■  Main Line for Sanyo-Himeji
2 ■  Aboshi Line for Sanyo-Aboshi
1 ■  Main Line for Akashi, Sannomiya and Osaka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sanyo Electric Railway
Main Line
Ōshio   Limited Express   Terminus
Shirahamanomiya
(rush hours only)
Ōshio
(other times) 		  Direct Limited Express   Sanyo-Himeji
Mega   S Limited Express   Kameyama
Mega   Local   Kameyama
Aboshi Line
Terminus - Nishi-Shikama

History

The station opened on 19 August 1923, as Shikamamachi Station (飾磨町駅) on the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line.[1] It was renamed Dentetsu Shikama Station (電鉄飾磨駅) on 16 January 1924. The Aboshi Line started operations on 15 October 1940.[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 4791 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Surrounding area

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. 131. ISBN 9784343006745.
  2. ^ "兵庫県統計書平成30年(2018)" [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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