Ashiya Station (JR West)

Ashiya Station

芦屋駅
Ashiya Station; 芦屋駅
	Ashiya Station, July 2022
General information
Location	11 Funatochō, Ashiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken 659-0093; Japan
Coordinates	34°44′3.27″N135°18′25.45″E / 34.7342417°N 135.3070694°E Coordinates: 34°44′3.27″N135°18′25.45″E / 34.7342417°N 135.3070694°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Distance	575.6 km (357.7 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Staffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	JR-A54
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 August 1913
Passengers
FY2020	21,715 daily
Location
	Ashiya Station Location within Hyogo Prefecture Ashiya Station Ashiya Station (Japan)

Last updated December 14, 2022

Ashiya Station (芦屋駅, Ashiya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Ashiya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 575.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo and 19.2 kilometers from Osaka . All JR Kobe Line commuter trains stop at Ashiya, and the station serves as the connection point between local trains and rapid/special rapid services.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms serving six tracks, connected by an elevated station building. The outer main lines (tracks 1 and 6) are used by limited express trains and freight trains, and do not have platforms. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ JR Kobe Line	special rapid services for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kyoto local trains for Amagasaki and Kitashinchi (connecting with rapid services)
2	■ JR Kobe Line	local trains and rapid services for Amagasaki, Osaka and Kyoto (connecting with special rapid services or no connection)
3	■ JR Kobe Line	ocal trains for Sannomiya and Nishi-Akashi (connecting with special rapid services or no connection) rapid services for Sannomiya and Himeji
4	■ JR Kobe Line	special rapid services for Sannomiya and Himeji (also used for rapid services in the evening) local trains for Sannomiya and Nishi-Akashi (connecting with rapid services, except in the evening)

Adjacent stations

«	Service
JR West Tōkaidō Line (JR Kobe Line)
Sakura Shukugawa (JR-A53)	Local	Konan-Yamate (JR-A55)
Nishinomiya (JR-A52)	Rapid Service	Sumiyoshi (JR-A57)
Amagasaki (JR-A49)	Special Rapid Service	Sannomiya (JR-A61)

History

Ashiya Station opened on August 1, 1913. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 21,715 passengers daily^[2]

Surrounding area

There is a Daimaru Ashiya store in the station building, which is located in the urban center of Ashiya.

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References

↑ 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク[All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
↑ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌兵庫県統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編[Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Ashiya Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)

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[kobe-np-1] 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク[All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.

[Hyogo_stats-2] 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌兵庫県統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

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v t e Stations of the JR West JR Kobe Line (Tokaido Main Line, Sanyo Main Line)
JR Kobe Line (Tokaido Main Line)	Osaka Tsukamoto Amagasaki Tachibana Kōshienguchi Nishinomiya Sakura Shukugawa Ashiya Kōnan-Yamate Settsu-Motoyama Sumiyoshi Rokkōmichi Maya Nada Sannomiya Motomachi Kōbe
JR Kobe Line (Sanyo Main Line)	Kōbe Hyōgo Shin-Nagata Takatori Sumakaihinkōen Suma Shioya Tarumi Maiko Asagiri Akashi Nishi-Akashi Ōkubo Uozumi Tsuchiyama Higashi-Kakogawa Kakogawa Hōden Sone Himeji-Bessho Gochaku Higashi-Himeji Himeji
Wadamisaki Line (Sanyo Main Line)	Hyōgo Wadamisaki