Sanyo-Himeji Station

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Railway station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

山陽姫路駅

Sanyo Department Store containing the train station.

General information

Location

1 Minamimachi, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 670-0912
Japan

Coordinates

34°49′43.75′′N 134°41′23.27′′E / 34.8288194°N 134.6897972°E / 34.8288194; 134.6897972

Operated by

Sanyo Electric Railway

Line(s)

■しかく Main Line

Distance

54.7 km from Nishidai

Platforms

4 bay platforms

Connections

Other information

Station code

SY43

Website

Official website

History

Opened

19 August 1923 (1923年08月19日)

Previous names

Himeji-ekimae; Dentetsu Himeji (until 1991)

Passengers

FY2019

14,948 (boarding only)

Location
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Sanyo-Himeji Station (山陽姫路駅, San'yō Himeji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

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Sanyo-Himeji Station is the western terminus of the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 54.7 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

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The station consists of four bay platforms on the second floor of the station building.^[1] The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1, 2 ■しかく Main Line for Shikama, Akashi, Kobe and Osaka normal services

3, 4 ■しかく Main Line for Shikama, Sanyo-Akashi, Sannomiya, Osaka (express services)

Adjacent stations

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«	Service
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Terminus	Sanyo Local	Tegara
Terminus	S Limited Express	Shikama
Terminus	Direct Limited Express	Shikama
Terminus	Limited Express	Shikama

History

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Sanyo-Himeji Station opened on 19 August 1923 as Himeji-ekimae Station (路駅前駅).^[1] It was renamed Dentetsu Himeji Station (電鉄姫路駅) on 20 November 1943.

The station was burned down in 1946, and by 1954 the station was rebuilt into an elevated structure.^[1]

It was renamed to its present name on 7 April 1991.^[1]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4,948 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

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The station building is located close to the JR West Himeji Station on the Sanyō Main Line and Sanyō Shinkansen.

Himeji City Hall Citizen's Bureau Mega Service Center
Mega Castle Ruins

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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. 134. ISBN 9784343006745.
^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.