Nishi-Shimmachi Station

Coordinates: 34°38′58″N 134°58′50″E / 34.6495°N 134.9806°E / 34.6495; 134.9806
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Nishi-Shimmachi Station

西新町駅
Nishi-Shimmachi Station, April 2019
General information
Location3-chōme-13 Nishishinmachi, Akashi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 673-0023
Japan
Coordinates34°38′58″N 134°58′50″E / 34.6495°N 134.9806°E / 34.6495; 134.9806
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance16.9 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY18
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Passengers
FY20192712 (boarding only)
Location
Nishi-Shimmachi Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Nishi-Shimmachi Station
Nishi-Shimmachi Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Nishi-Shimmachi Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Shimmachi Station
Nishi-Shimmachi Station
Nishi-Shimmachi Station (Japan)

Nishi-Shimmachi Station (西新町駅, Nishi-Shimmachi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines[edit]

Nishi-Shimmachi Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 16.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout[edit]

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

Platforms[edit]

1   Main Line for Takasago, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
2   Main Line for Akashi, Kobe and Osaka

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Sanyo Akashi   Local   Hayashisaki-Matsuekaigan
Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Sanyo S Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History[edit]

Nishi-Shimmachi Station opened on August 19, 1923.

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2712 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Mitsuzo-in (Daijizo)
  • Hayashizaki Fishing Port
  • Site of Funage Castle
  • Hyogo Prefectural Akashi Nishi Park

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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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