Nishiachi Station (西阿知駅, Nishiachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Nishiachi Station 西阿知駅 | |||||||||||
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 Nishiachi Station in August 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1049 Nishiachi-chō, Kita-ku, Kurashiki-shi, Okayama-ken 710-0807 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°35′9.40″N 133°43′39.70″E / 34.5859444°N 133.7276944°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | W San'yō Main Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 163.3 km (101.5 miles) from Kōbe | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-W06（San'yō Main Line） | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 25 May 1920 | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 3185 daily | ||||||||||
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Lines
editNishiachi Station is served by the San'yō Main Line, and is located 163.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōbe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one ground-level island platform connected to the station building by an underground passage.The station is unattended.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ W San'yō Main Line | for Kurashiki and Okayama |
| 2 | ■ W San'yō Main Line | for Shin-Kurashiki and Fukuyama |
History
editNishiachi Station opened on May 25, 1920. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 3185 passengers daily.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン - 全線・全駅・全配線』5 鳥取・出雲・尾道エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 5 Tottori/Izumo/Onomichi Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
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