Nishi-Eigashima Station

Nishi-Eigashima Station

西江井ヶ島駅
Nishi-Eigashima Station, December 2023
General information
LocationNishijima Ōkubo-chō, Akashi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 674-0065
Japan
Coordinates34°41′09″N 134°54′29″E / 34.6858°N 134.9080°E / 34.6858; 134.9080
Operated by Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s) Main Line
Distance24.9 km from Nishidai
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Station codeSY23
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Previous namesEigashima-Nishiguchi Station (to 1944)
Passengers
FY20193,535 (boarding only)
Location
Nishi-Eigashima Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Nishi-Eigashima Station
Nishi-Eigashima Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Nishi-Eigashima Station is located in Japan
Nishi-Eigashima Station
Nishi-Eigashima Station
Nishi-Eigashima Station (Japan)

Nishi-Eigashima Station (西江井ヶ島駅, Nishi-Eigashima-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

Nishi-Eigashima Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 24.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered elevated side platforms with the station building underneath.

Platforms

station side   Main Line for Takasago, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
opposite side   Main Line for Akashi, Sannomiya and Osaka

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Eigashima   Sanyo Local   Sanyo Uozumi
Sanyo S Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Through Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

Nishi-Eigashima Station opened on August 19, 1923 as Eigashima-Nishiguchi Station (江井ヶ島西口駅). It was renamed on April 1, 1944.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 3,535 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[1]

Surrounding area

See also

References

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