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
Hitomarumae Station, May 2008
General information
Location1-chōme-1 Tenmonchō, Akashi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 673-0881
Japan
Coordinates34°38′51.15″N 135°0′7.42″E / 34.6475417°N 135.0020611°E / 34.6475417; 135.0020611
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance14.9 km from Nishidai
Platforms1 island platform
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY16
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened12 April 1917 (1917-04-12)
Passengers
FY2019795 (boarding only)
Location
Hitomarumae Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Hitomarumae Station
Hitomarumae Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Hitomarumae Station is located in Japan
Hitomarumae Station
Hitomarumae Station
Hitomarumae Station (Japan)
Elevated station
the meridian of the Japan Standard Time (135 degrees of east longitude) and Akashi Municipal Planetarium

Lines

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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

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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

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1    Main Line for Akashi, Himeji and Aboshi
2    Main Line for Suma, Sannomiya and Osaka

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Ōkuradani   Local   Sanyo Akashi
S Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

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Hitomarumae Station opened on April 12, 1917.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 795 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

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See also

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References

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