Shirahamanomiya Station

Shirahamanomiya Station (白浜の宮駅, Shirahamanomiya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Shirahamanomiya Station

白浜の宮駅
Shirahamanomiya Station, November 2011
General information
LocationShirahama-chō, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 72-8023
Japan
Coordinates34°47′13″N 134°42′26″E / 34.7869°N 134.7071°E / 34.7869; 134.7071
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance47.6 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY38
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Passengers
FY20193214 (boarding only)
Location
Shirahamanomiya Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Shirahamanomiya Station
Shirahamanomiya Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Shirahamanomiya Station is located in Japan
Shirahamanomiya Station
Shirahamanomiya Station
Shirahamanomiya Station (Japan)

Lines

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Shirahamanomiya Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 47.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

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The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by an elevated station building.[1] The station is unattended.

Platforms

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south    Main Line for Shikama, Himeji and Aboshi
north    Main Line for Akashi, Kobe and Osaka

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Yaka   Local   Mega
Yaka   S Limited Express   Mega
Oshio   Limited Express
(morning/evening)
("Nada Kenka Matsuri" in October)
  Shikama
Sanyo Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

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Shirahamanomiya Station opened on August 19, 1923.[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3214 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]

Bus connection

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Shinki Bus Co., Ltd.
Shirahamanomiya (3 minutes from the station)
for Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd.
Shirahama-kitanocho (8 minutes from the station)
Route 92 for Himeji Station (South Gates) / for Shirahama Kaigan and Usazaki-minami

Surrounding area

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The station is crowded on the days of "Nada Kenka Matsuri" at Matsubara Hachiman Shrine on 14 and 15 October yearly,

  • Matsubara Hachiman Shrine
  • Himeji City Hall Shirahama Branch, Himeji City Shirahama Library
  • Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. Himeji Daini Power Plant
  • Osaka Gas Himeji Factory
  • Panasonic Liquid Crystal Display Co., Ltd. headquarters and factory

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b 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. 129. ISBN 9784343006745.
  2. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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