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.
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).
Surrounding area
- Kakinomoto Shrine (Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Yukari)
- Gesshō-ji Temple
- Akashi Municipal Planetarium
- Ryomagawa Battlefield Site (one of the places of the Genpei War)
See also
References
- ^ 養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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- Official website (Sanyo Electric Railway) (in Japanese)
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