Nishi-Akashi Station

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Nishi-Akashi Station

西明石駅
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West side of Nishi-Akashi Station, May 2020
General information
Location2-7-20 Kokubo, Akashi City, Hyōgo Prefecture 673-0005
Japan
Coordinates 34°40′0.67″N134°57′37.94″E / 34.6668528°N 134.9605389°E / 34.6668528; 134.9605389
Operated by JR logo (west).svg JR West
Line(s)
Platforms2 side + 3 island platforms
Connections Bus-logo.svg Bus terminal
Construction
Structure typeElevated (Shinkansen)
At grade (Conventional line)
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed ( Midori no Madoguchi )
Station codeJR-A74
Website Official website
History
Opened1 April 1944;80 years ago (1944-04-01)
Passengers
FY201932,049 daily
Services
Preceding station JR logo (west).svg JR West Following station
Himeji
towards Hakata
San'yō Shinkansen Shin-Kobe
towards Shin-Ōsaka
San'yō Shinkansen
Himeji
towards Hakata or Hakata-Minami
San'yō Shinkansen
Location
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Nishi-Akashi Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
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Nishi-Akashi Station
Nishi-Akashi Station (Kansai region)
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Nishi-Akashi Station
Nishi-Akashi Station (Japan)

Nishi-Akashi Station (西明石駅, Nishi-Akashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). As part of the Urban Network, the ICOCA, Suica, PiTaPa, TOICA and SUGOCA can all be used on the San'yō Main Line (they can not be used for Shinkansen service).

Contents

Lines

Nishi-Akashi Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 22.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 55.9 kilometers from Osaka . On the San'yō Shinkansen, the station is 59.7 kilometers from Shin-Osaka and 612.3 kilometers from Tokyo.

Station layout

The Shinkansen and regular train platforms are located some distance from each other, and are connected by a pedestrian overpass located above a public road. As the overpass to the regular platform is inaccessible from the south entrance to the station, passengers are allowed to access it via the Shinkansen side of the station. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Barrier-free access

In order to better serve passengers with different needs, escalators and elevators are located in the following areas:

Platforms

The San'yō Shinkansen has two elevated opposed side platforms. There are two pass-through lines between the two platforms as well, allowing trains to go through the station without stopping. The San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line) has three island platforms which can handle six trains simultaneously.

1■  JRW kinki-A.svg San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line)for Sannomiya, Amagasaki, and Osaka (rapid (morning), special rapid)
2■  JRW kinki-A.svg San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line)for Kakogawa and Himeji (local (evening), special rapid)
3■  JRW kinki-A.svg San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line)for Sannomiya, Amagasaki, and Osaka (local (partly), rapid)
4■  JRW kinki-A.svg San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line)for Sannomiya, Amagasaki, and Osaka (local)
5■  JRW kinki-A.svg San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line)for Sannomiya, Amagasaki, and Osaka (local)
starting for Kakogawa and Himeji (local, shunt line)
6■  JRW kinki-A.svg San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line)for Kakogawa and Himeji (local)
11■  Shinkansen jrw.svg San'yō Shinkansenfor Okayama and Hakata
12■  Shinkansen jrw.svg San'yō Shinkansenfor Shin-Osaka and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

←Service→
JR Kobe Line
Kobe (JR-A63)
(One-way Operation)		 West Express Ginga (San'in Route)  Himeji (JR-A85)
Kobe (JR-A63) West Express Ginga (San'yo Route)  Himeji (JR-A85)
Akashi (JR-A73) Limited Express Super Hakuto No. 13
Limited Express Hamakaze No. 5
Commuter Limited Express Rakuraku Harima 		  Kakogawa (JR-A79)
Akashi (JR-A73) Special Rapid Kakogawa (JR-A79)
Akashi (JR-A73) Rapid  Okubo (JR-A75)
Akashi (JR-A73) Local Okubo (JR-A75)

History

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Nishi-Akashi Station in 1946

Nishi-Akashi station opened on 1 April 1944. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced to the Kobe Line platforms in March 2018 with Nishi-Akashi being assigned station number JR-A74. [1] [2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 32,049 passengers daily [3]

Surrounding area

Highway access

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list](PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ↑ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
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