Nozato Station (野里駅, Nozato-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1][2]
Nozato Station 野里駅 | |
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 Nozato Station entrance in August 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 418-2 Kitakamiya, Jōtomachi,, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 670-0851 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°51′22″N 134°42′41″E / 34.856199°N 134.711431°E |
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company |
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) |  Bantan Line |
| Distance | 4.3 km (2.7 mi) from Himeji |
| Platforms | 1 island platforms |
| Connections |
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| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 26 July 1894 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2016 | 1851 daily |
| Location | |
  Nozato Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture  Nozato Station Nozato Station (Japan) | |
Lines edit
Nozato Station is served by the Bantan Line, and is located 4.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Himeji.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath.[1][2] The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■ Bantan Line
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for Himeji |
| 2 | ■ Bantan Line
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for Teramae, Wadayama |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Bantan Line | ||||
| Limited Express Hamakaze: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kyōguchi | Local | Tohori | ||
History edit
Nozato 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 1851 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area edit
- Himeji Nishinakajima Post Office
- Himeji City Library Hanakita Annex (Reopened on April 13, 2019)
- Hananokita Citizen's Square
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links edit
Media related to Nozato Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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