Nishi-Akashi Station

Location
	Nishi-Akashi Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Nishi-Akashi Station Nishi-Akashi Station (Kansai region) Nishi-Akashi Station Nishi-Akashi Station (Japan)

A 74
Nishi-Akashi Station

西明石駅
A 74 ; Nishi-Akashi Station; 西明石駅
	West side of Nishi-Akashi Station, May 2020
General information
Location	2-7-20 Kokubo, Akashi City, Hyōgo Prefecture 673-0005; Japan
Coordinates	34°40′0.67″N 134°57′37.94″E / 34.6668528°N 134.9605389°E
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	San'yō Shinkansen; A San'yō Line; A JR Kōbe Line (San-yō Main Line);
Platforms	2 side + 3 island platforms
Connections	Bus terminal
Construction
Structure type	Elevated (Shinkansen); At grade (Conventional line)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JR-A74
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 April 1944; 80 years ago
Passengers
FY2019	32,049 daily
Services
Location
Location
	Nishi-Akashi Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Nishi-Akashi Station Nishi-Akashi Station (Kansai region) Nishi-Akashi Station Nishi-Akashi Station (Japan)

Nishi-Akashi Station (西明石駅, Nishi-Akashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). As part of the Urban Network, the ICOCA, Suica, PiTaPa, TOICA and SUGOCA can all be used on the San'yō Main Line (they can not be used for Shinkansen service).

Lines

Nishi-Akashi Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 22.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 55.9 kilometers from Osaka. On the San'yō Shinkansen, the station is 59.7 kilometers from Shin-Osaka and 612.3 kilometers from Tokyo.

Station layout

The Shinkansen and regular train platforms are located some distance from each other, and are connected by a pedestrian overpass located above a public road. As the overpass to the regular platform is inaccessible from the south entrance to the station, passengers are allowed to access it via the Shinkansen side of the station. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Barrier-free access

In order to better serve passengers with different needs, escalators and elevators are located in the following areas:

Escalator
- Within the west concourse area, one ascending and one descending
Elevators
- East entrance: On the north and south sides, accessible without need of a ticket
- West entrance: One each on the concourse, Shinkansen platform, and regular train platform

Platforms

The San'yō Shinkansen has two elevated opposed side platforms. There are two pass-through lines between the two platforms as well, allowing trains to go through the station without stopping. The San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line) has three island platforms which can handle six trains simultaneously.

1	■ San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line)	for Sannomiya, Amagasaki, and Osaka (rapid (morning), special rapid)
2	■ San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line)	for Kakogawa and Himeji (local (evening), special rapid)
3	■ San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line)	for Sannomiya, Amagasaki, and Osaka (local (partly), rapid)
4	■ San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line)	for Sannomiya, Amagasaki, and Osaka (local)
5	■ San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line)	for Sannomiya, Amagasaki, and Osaka (local) starting for Kakogawa and Himeji (local, shunt line)
6	■ San'yō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line)	for Kakogawa and Himeji (local)
11	■ San'yō Shinkansen	for Okayama and Hakata
12	■ San'yō Shinkansen	for Shin-Osaka and Tokyo

Adjacent stations

←	Service	→
JR Kobe Line
Kobe (JR-A63) (One-way Operation)	West Express Ginga (San'in Route)	Himeji (JR-A85)
Kobe (JR-A63)	West Express Ginga (San'yo Route)	Himeji (JR-A85)
Akashi (JR-A73)	Limited Express Super Hakuto No. 13 Limited Express Hamakaze No. 5 Commuter Limited Express Rakuraku Harima	Kakogawa (JR-A79)
Akashi (JR-A73)	Special Rapid	Kakogawa (JR-A79)
Akashi (JR-A73)	Rapid	Okubo (JR-A75)
Akashi (JR-A73)	Local	Okubo (JR-A75)

History

Nishi-Akashi station opened on 1 April 1944. 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.

Station numbering was introduced to the Kobe Line platforms in March 2018 with Nishi-Akashi being assigned station number JR-A74.^[1]^[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 32,049 passengers daily^[3]

Surrounding area

Kōbe Nishi-ku Branch Municipal Offices
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Akashi Plant
Honmichi Akashi branch (ほんみち明石出張所)

Highway access

National Route 2
National Route 250
Hyōgo Prefectural Route 21 (Kōbe-Akashi Route)

References

^ "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

JR West station information (in Japanese)

[1] "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[2] "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

[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. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

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