Shibayama Station (柴山駅, Shibayama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kami, Mikata District, Hyōgo, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Shibayama Station

柴山駅
Shibayama Station, April 2020
General information
LocationKasumiku Uragami, Kami-machi, Mikata-gun, Hyōgo-ken 669-6431
Japan
Coordinates35°38′48″N 134°39′50″E / 35.6466°N 134.6639°E / 35.6466; 134.6639
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) San'in Main Line
Distance175.7 km (109.2 mi) from Kyoto
Platforms1 side platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened26 June 1947 (1947-06-26)
Passengers
FY201989 daily
Location
Shibayama Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Shibayama Station
Shibayama Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Shibayama Station is located in Japan
Shibayama Station
Shibayama Station
Shibayama Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Shibayama Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 175.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.

Station layout edit

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West) San'in Main Line
Limited Express Hamakaze: Does not stop at this station
Satsu   Local   Kasumi

History edit

Shibayama Station opened within Kuchisazu village on June 26, 1947. A second platform was opened on October 1, 1965. Freight operations were discontinued in 1971 and luggage handing in 1984. The station became unmanned on October 1, 1984. 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. Platform 1 was closed on March 3, 2001 and the station building was demolished in November 2018, with present concrete structure completed in January 2020.

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 89 passengers daily[1]

Surrounding area edit

  • Shibayama fishing port
  • Shibayama onsen

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 令和2年版豊岡市統計書 [Kami Towb Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Kami Town. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links edit

  Media related to Shibayama Station at Wikimedia Commons