Nishi-Eigashima Station

Nishi-Eigashima Station (西江井ヶ島駅, Nishi-Eigashima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Nishi-Eigashima Station

西江井ヶ島駅
Nishi-Eigashima Station, May 2008
General information
LocationNishijima Ōkubo-chō, Akashi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 674-0065
Japan
Coordinates34.6858°N 134.9080°E / 34.6858; 134.9080
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance24.9 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
    Other information
    Station codeSY23
    WebsiteOfficial website
    History
    Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
    Previous namesEigashima-Nishiguchi Station (to 1944)
    Passengers
    FY20193,535 (boarding only)
    Location
    Nishi-Eigashima Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
    Nishi-Eigashima Station
    Nishi-Eigashima Station
    Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
    Nishi-Eigashima Station is located in Japan
    Nishi-Eigashima Station
    Nishi-Eigashima Station
    Nishi-Eigashima Station (Japan)

    Lines

    Nishi-Eigashima Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 24.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

    Station layout

    The station consists of two unnumbered elevated side platforms with the station building underneath.

    Platforms

    station side   Main Line for Takasago, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
    opposite side   Main Line for Akashi, Sannomiya and Osaka

    Adjacent stations

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

    History

    Nishi-Eigashima Station opened on August 19, 1923 as Eigashima-Nishiguchi Station (江井ヶ島西口駅). It was renamed on April 1, 1944.

    Passenger statistics

    In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,535 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

    Surrounding area

    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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