Nozato Station

Nozato Station

野里駅
Nozato Station; 野里駅
	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
Owned by	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	Bus stop;
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)

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]

Lines

Nozato Station is served by the Bantan Line, and is located 4.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Himeji.

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath.[1][2] The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Bantan Line	for Himeji
2	■ Bantan Line	for Teramae, Wadayama

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company
Bantan Line
Limited Express Hamakaze: Does not stop at this station
Kyōguchi	Local	Tohori

History

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

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1851 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

Himeji Nishinakajima Post Office
Himeji City Library Hanakita Annex (Reopened on April 13, 2019)
Hananokita Citizen's Square

References

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.
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

Media related to Nozato Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[kobe-np-1] 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.

[Kodansha-2] 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.

[Hyogo2019_stats-3] 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.