Nissei-chuo Station (日生中央駅, Nissei-chūō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Inagawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nose Electric Railway.[1]"Nissei" is named after Nippon Life Insurance Company.

Nissei-chuo Station

日生中央駅
Nissei-chuo Station platforms, July 2008
General information
Location1 Chome Matsuodai, Inagawa-machi, Kawabe-gun, Hyōgo-ken 666-0261
Japan
Coordinates34°54′23.09″N 135°23′35.75″E / 34.9064139°N 135.3932639°E / 34.9064139; 135.3932639
Operated by Nose Electric Railway
Line(s) Nissei Line
Platforms1 island + 1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
Station codeNS21
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened12 December 1978 (1978-12-12)
Passengers
FY20196,474 daily
Location
Nissei-chūō Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Nissei-chūō Station
Nissei-chūō Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Nissei-chūō Station is located in Japan
Nissei-chūō Station
Nissei-chūō Station
Nissei-chūō Station (Japan)
Map

Lines

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Nissei-chuo Station is served by a 2.6 kilometer Nissei Line, a spur line of the Myōken Line from Yamashita, and is located 10.8 kilometers from Kawanishi-Noseguchi. It is also the terminus of a 2.6 kilometer spur line to Nissei-chuo.[2]

Station layout

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The station consists of one island platform and one side platform connected by an elevated station building.

Platforms

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1  Nissei Line mainly for Kawanishi-Noseguchi
limited express trains for Umeda on weekday mornings
2  Nissei Line mainly for Yamashita

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
Nose Railway Nissei Line
Yamashita All trains Terminus

History

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Nissei-chuo Station opened on 12 December 1978.[2] It became an unstaffed station from 1 April 1991.[2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 10,623 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Nissay Newtown
  • Inagawa Town Hall

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
  2. ^ a b c Terada, Hirokazu (19 January 2013). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. p. 282. ISBN 978-4-7770-1336-4.
  3. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  • Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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