Sanyo-Akashi Station

Location
	Sanyo-Akashi Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Sanyo-Akashi Station Sanyo-Akashi Station (Japan)

Sanyo-Akashi Station

山陽明石駅
Sanyo-Akashi Station; 山陽明石駅
	Sanyo Akashi Station, September 2017
General information
Location	1-chōme-4 Ōakashichō, Akashi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 673-0891; Japan
Coordinates	34°38′55″N 134°59′36″E / 34.648743°N 134.993262°E
Operated by	Sanyo Electric Railway
Line	■ Main Line
Distance	15.7 km from Nishidai
Platforms	2 island platforms
Connections
Other information
Station code	SY17
Website	Official website
History
Opened	12 April 1917
Former names	Akashi-ekimae (1917–1923); Akashi (1923–1943); Dentetsu-Akashi (1943–1991)
Passengers
FY2019	15,225 (boarding only)
Location
Location
	Sanyo-Akashi Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Sanyo-Akashi Station Sanyo-Akashi Station (Japan)

Sanyo-Akashi Station (山陽明石駅, San'yō Akashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

Sanyo-Akashi Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 15.7 km (9.8 mi) from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath.^[1] The station is staffed.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Main Line	for Takasago, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
3, 4	■ Main Line	for Kobe and Osaka

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Hitomarumae	Local	Nishi-Shimmachi
Kasumigaoka	S Limited Express	Fujie
Maiko-kōen	Through Limited Express	Higashi-Futami

History

Sanyo-Akashi Station opened on 12 April 1917 as Akashi-ekimae Station (明石駅前駅).^[1] It was renamed Akashi Station (明石駅) on 19 August 1923, and Dentetsu-Akashi Station (電鉄明石駅) on 20 November 1943.^[1] It was renamed to its present name on 7 April 1991.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 15,225 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

References

1 2 3 4 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. 108. ISBN 9784343006745.
↑ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.