Amaji Station
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Amaji Station 甘地駅 | |||||
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 Amaji Station building in June 2009 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Amaji, Ichikawa-chō, Kanzaki-gun, Hyōgo-ken 679-2323 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°59′17″N 134°45′31″E / 34.988149°N 134.758569°E | ||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Line(s) |  Bantan Line | ||||
| Distance | 20.6 km (12.8 miles) from Himeji | ||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||
| Connections |
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| Other information | |||||
| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 26 July 1894 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 875 daily | ||||
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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]
Lines
[edit]Amaji Station is served by the Bantan Line, and is located 20.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Himeji.[citation needed]
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 | » | ||
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| 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.[citation needed]
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]- ^ 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. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
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Media related to Amaji Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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