Amaji Station

Amaji Station

甘地駅
Amaji Station; 甘地駅
	Amaji Station building in June 2009
General information
Location	Amaji, Ichikawa-chō, Kanzaki-gun, Hyōgo-ken 679-2323; Japan
Coordinates	34°59′17″N 134°45′31″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Bantan Line
Distance	20.6 km (12.8 mi) from Himeji
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	26 July 1894
Passengers
FY2016	875 daily
Location
	Amaji Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Amaji Station Amaji Station (Japan)

Amaji Station (甘地駅, Amaji-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Ichikawa, Kanzaki District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1][2]

Lines

Amaji Station is served by the Bantan Line, and is located 20.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Himeji.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge.[1][2] The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ Bantan Line	for Fukusaki and Himeji
2	■ Bantan Line	for Teramae, Wadayama

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company
Bantan Line
Limited Express Hamakaze: Does not stop at this station
Fukusaki	Local	Tsurui

History

Amaji Station opened on July 26, 1894. 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

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 875 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

Ichikawa Municipal Ichikawa Junior High School
Ichikawa Town Hall

References

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.
山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第3巻京都北部・兵庫エリア [Sanyo and San'in Lines - All routes, stations and tracks Volume 3: North Kyoto and Hyogo Areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2012. ISBN 978-4-06-295153-1.
兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

Media related to Amaji Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[kobe-np-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.

[Kodansha-2] 山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第3巻京都北部・兵庫エリア [Sanyo and San'in Lines - All routes, stations and tracks Volume 3: North Kyoto and Hyogo Areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2012. ISBN 978-4-06-295153-1.

[Hyogo2019_stats-3] 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.