Hitomarumae Station

Other informationStation codeSY16WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened12 April 1917 (1917-04-12)PassengersFY2019795 (boarding only)

Location
Hitomarumae Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Hitomarumae Station Hitomarumae Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Hitomarumae Station (人丸前駅, Hitomarumae-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway. It is the only station that the meridian of the Japan Standard Time passes through.

Lines

Hitomarumae Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 14.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

The station consists of one elevated island platform with the station building underneath. The station is unattended. The JR West Sanyo Main Line tracks passes parallel to the north side of the station.

Platforms

1	■  Main Line	for Akashi, Himeji and Aboshi
2	■  Main Line	for Suma, Sannomiya and Osaka

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Ōkuradani		Local		Sanyo Akashi
S Limited Express: Does not stop at this station
Thgrough Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

Hitomarumae Station opened on April 12, 1917.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 795 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Kakinomoto Shrine (Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Yukari)
• Gessho-ji Temple
• Akashi Municipal Planetarium
• Ryomagawa Battlefield Site (one of the places of the Genpei War)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

External links

• Official website (Sanyo Electric Railway) (in Japanese)