Nishiwakishi Station

Nishiwakishi Station

西脇市駅
Nishiwakishi Station; 西脇市駅
	Train at Nishiwakishi Station in March 2008
General information
Location	Nomura-chō, Nishiwaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken 677-0054; Japan
Coordinates	34°58′19.43″N 134°58′8.64″E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	I Kakogawa Line
Distance	31.2 km (19.4 mi) from Kakogawa
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	22 October 1913
Closed	Nomura Station (until 1990)
Passengers
FY2019	822 daily
Services
Location
	Nishiwakishi Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Nishiwakishi Station Nishiwakishi Station (Japan)

Nishiwakishi Station (西脇市駅, Nishiwakishi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Nishiwakishi Station is served by the Kakogawa Line and is 31.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kakogawa

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

History

Nishiwakishi Station opened on 22 October 1913 as Nomura Station (野村駅, Nomura-eki). With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. It was renamed to its present name on 31 March 1990.[1] The Kajiya Line, closed in 1990, originated at this station.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 822 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area

Yasaka Shrine
Hyogo Prefectural Nishiwaki Technical High School
Nishiwaki City Nishiwaki Minami Junior High School

References

Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 241. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
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External links

Media related to Nishiwakishi Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[1] Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 241. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

[Hyogo_stats-2] 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.