Hitomarumae Station

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
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

    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

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

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

    History

    Hitomarumae Station opened on April 12, 1917.

    Passenger statistics

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

    Surrounding area
    • Kakinomoto Shrine (Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Yukari)
    • Gessho-ji Temple
    • Akashi Municipal Planetarium
    • Ryomagawa Battlefield Site (one of the places of the Genpei War)

    See also

    References
    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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