Hitomarumae Station (人丸前駅, Hitomarumae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway. It is the only station that the meridian of the Japan Standard Time passes through.
Hitomarumae Station 人丸前駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | 1-chōme-1 Tenmonchō, Akashi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 673-0881 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 34°38′51.15″N 135°0′7.42″E / 34.6475417°N 135.0020611°E | ||||
Operated by | Sanyo Electric Railway | ||||
Line(s) | ■ Main Line | ||||
Distance | 14.9 km from Nishidai | ||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||
Connections | |||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | SY16 | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 12 April 1917 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2019 | 795 (boarding only) | ||||
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Lines edit
Hitomarumae Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 14.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station is unattended. The JR West Sanyo Main Line tracks passes parallel to the north side of the station.
Platforms edit
1 | ■ Main Line | for Akashi, Himeji and Aboshi |
2 | ■ Main Line | for Suma, Sannomiya and Osaka |
Adjacent stations edit
« | Service | » | ||
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Sanyo Electric Railway | ||||
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line | ||||
Ōkuradani | Local | Sanyo Akashi | ||
S Limited Express: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Thgrough Limited Express: Does not stop at this station |
History edit
Hitomarumae Station opened on April 12, 1917.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 795 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Kakinomoto Shrine (Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Yukari)
- Gessho-ji Temple
- Akashi Municipal Planetarium
- Ryomagawa Battlefield Site (one of the places of the Genpei War)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links edit
- Official website (Sanyo Electric Railway) (in Japanese)