Maya Station

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Maya Station

摩耶駅
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The north side of the station in October 2018
Location5-5 Nadaminamidori, Nada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken 657-0841
Japan
Operated by JR logo (west).svg JR West
Line(s)■ JR Kobe Line
Distance27.3 km from Osaka
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Website www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0610154
History
Opened26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
Passengers
Approx. 16,000 per day (forecast)

Maya Station (摩耶駅, Maya-eki) is a railway station on the JR Kobe Line in Nada-ku, Kobe, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It opened on 26 March 2016. [1]

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Lines

Maya Station is served by the JR Kobe Line (part of the Tokaido Main Line). Located between Rokkomichi and Nada , it is 27.3 km from Osaka Station. Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station. [2]

Station layout

The station has one island platform serving two tracks, with the station building built over the tracks.

Platforms

1■  JR Kobe Line for Osaka
2■ JR Kobe Linefor Himeji

Facilities and accessibility

The station has three elevators: one at each entrance and one providing access to the platforms. Similarly, three escalators are provided: one at each entrance and one for the platforms.

In addition to solar panels on the roof of the station, the station incorporates a system which converts electricity generated by trains when they brake to augment the station power supply, the first time such a system has been used by JR West. [3]

Adjacent stations

«Service»
JR Kobe Line
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Rokkomichi (JR-A58)Local Nada (JR-A60)

History

Higashi-Nada Yard on the site of what is now Maya Station in June 2009 HIGASHINADASHINGOJO.JPG
Higashi-Nada Yard on the site of what is now Maya Station in June 2009

Details of the new station were formally announced by JR West on 2 October 2015. [4] The name is derived from the nearby Mount Maya, after which many local features are named. [3] JR West bore virtually all of the total construction costs of JPY 4 billion. [4]

Passenger statistics

The station is expected to be used by an average of approximately 16,000 passengers daily. [3]

Surrounding area

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References

  1. ↑ 平成28年春ダイヤ改正について [Details of spring 2016 timetable revision](PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 18 December 2015. p. 4. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. ↑ 兵庫県内２つの新駅は「摩耶」と「東姫路」 来春開業でＪＲ西発表 [JR West announces new stations in Hyogo Prefecture: Maya and Higashi-Himeji, opening spring 2016]. Sankei West (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 Mori, Nobuhiro (2 October 2015). ＪＲ神戸線の新駅「摩耶」と「東姫路」に 来春開業 [New JR Kobe Line stations, Maya and Higashi-Himeji, opening in spring 2016]. Kobe Shimbun Next (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe Shimbun. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 神戸線の新駅名は「摩耶」「東姫路」 ＪＲ西、16年春開業へ [New JR West stations on Kobe Line to be Maya and Higashi-Himeji - opening in spring 2016]. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

Coordinates: 34°42′31.3″N135°13′30.6″E / 34.708694°N 135.225167°E / 34.708694; 135.225167

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