Akashi Station (明石駅, Akashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Akashi Station 明石駅 | |
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![]() Akashi Station, April 2020 | |
General information | |
Location | 1-1-23 Ōakashi-chō, Akashi-shi, Hyōgo-ken Japan |
Coordinates | 34°38′57″N 134°59′31″E |
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Distance | 19.4 km (12.1 mi) from Kobe |
Platforms | 2 island platforms |
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Other information | |
Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
Station code | JR-A73 |
Website | Official website |
History | |
Opened | 1 November 1888 (1888-11-01) |
Passengers | |
FY2019 | 53,486 daily |
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![]() ![]() Akashi Station Location within Hyogo Prefecture Show map of Hyogo Prefecture![]() ![]() Akashi Station Akashi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan |
Akashi Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 19.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 52.52 kilometers from Osaka.
The station consists of two elevated island platforms with the station building underneath. Platforms 1 and 2 are for electrified train service and Platform 3 and 4 are for non-electrified trains. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
1 | ■ JR Kobe Line | local trains for Nishi-Akashi and Himeji |
2 | ■ JR Kobe Line | local trains and rapid services for Sannomiya, Amagasaki and Osaka |
3 | ■ JR Kobe Line | special rapid services and part of local trains for Nishi-Akashi and Himeji ■ Limited Express Hamakaze for Kinosaki-Onsen, Kasumi, Hamasaka, and Tottori ■ Commuter Limited Express Rakuraku Harima for Nishi-Akashi and Himeji ■ Limited Express "Super Hakuto" for Chizu, Tottori and Kurayoshi |
4 | ■ JR Kobe Line | limited express trains, special rapid services and part of rapid services for Sannomiya, Amagasaki and Osaka |
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Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) | ||||
Sannomiya (JR-A61) Kōbe (JR-A63) (No. 13 only) |
Limited Express Super Hakuto | Himeji (JR-A85) Nishi-Akashi (JR-A74) (No. 13 only) | ||
Kōbe (JR-A63) | Limited Express Hamakaze | Himeji (JR-A85) Nishi-Akashi (JR-A74) (No. 5 only) | ||
Kōbe (JR-A63) | Commuter Limited Express Rakuraku Harima | Nishi-Akashi (JR-A74) | ||
Kōbe (JR-A63) | Special Rapid Service | Nishi-Akashi (JR-A74) | ||
Hyōgo (JR-A64) | Rapid Service (on the express track) | Nishi-Akashi (JR-A74) | ||
Maiko (JR-A71) | Rapid Service (on the transit track) | Nishi-Akashi (JR-A74) | ||
Asagiri (JR-A72) | Local | Nishi-Akashi (JR-A74) |
Akashi Station opened on November 1, 1888. 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.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 53,486 passengers daily[1]
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Stations of the JR West JR Kobe Line (Tokaido Main Line, Sanyo Main Line) | |
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JR Kobe Line (Tokaido Main Line) |
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