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]

Amaji Station

甘地駅
Amaji Station building in June 2009
General information
LocationAmaji, Ichikawa-chō, Kanzaki-gun, Hyōgo-ken 679-2323
Japan
Coordinates34°59′17″N 134°45′31″E / 34.988149°N 134.758569°E / 34.988149; 134.758569
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Bantan Line
Distance20.6 km (12.8 mi) from Himeji
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened26 July 1894 (1894-07-26)
Passengers
FY2016875 daily
Location
Amaji Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Amaji Station
Amaji Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Amaji Station is located in Japan
Amaji Station
Amaji Station
Amaji Station (Japan)

Lines edit

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

Station layout edit

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

Platforms edit

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

Adjacent stations edit

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

History edit

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 edit

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

Surrounding area edit

  • Ichikawa Municipal Ichikawa Junior High School
  • Ichikawa Town Hall

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  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.

External links edit

  Media related to Amaji Station at Wikimedia Commons