Maya Station

Maya Station (摩耶駅, Maya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Maya Station 摩耶駅
The north side of the station in October 2018
General information
Location	5-5 Nadaminamidori, Nada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken 657-0841 Japan
Coordinates	34°42′31.2″N 135°13′30.6″E
Owned by	JR West
Operated by	JR West
Line(s)	Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Distance	583.7 km (362.7 mi) from Tokyo
Platforms	1 island platform
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi )
Station code	JR-A59
Website	Official website
History
Opened	26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
Passengers
FY2019	5,785 daily
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Nada towards Himeji JR Kōbe Line Local Rokkomichi towards Ōsaka
Location Maya Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Maya Station Maya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Maya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 583.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Tokyo and 27.3 km from Osaka Station. Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.^[2]

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform an elevated station building. The station is staffed. The station has three elevators: one at each entrance and one providing access to the platforms. Similarly, three escalators are provided: one at each entrance and one for the platforms.

In addition to solar panels on the roof of the station, the station incorporates a system which converts electricity generated by trains when they brake to augment the station power supply, the first time such a system has been used by JR West.^[3]

Platforms

1	■ JR Kobe Line	for Osaka
2	■ JR Kobe Line	for Himeji

• 
  The north entrance in March 2016
• 
  The platforms in March 2016

History

Higashi-Nada Yard on the site of what is now Maya Station in June 2009

Details of the new station were formally announced by JR West on 2 October 2015.^[4] The name is derived from the nearby Mount Maya, after which many local features are named.^[3] JR West bore virtually all of the total construction costs of JPY 4 billion.^[4] The station opened on 26 March 2016.^[5]

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Maya being assigned station number JR-A59.^[6][7]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,785 passengers daily^[8]

Surrounding area

• Nishinada Station (Hanshin Main Line)
• Ōishi Station (Hanshin Main Line)
• Ōji-kōen Station (Hankyu Kobe Main Line)
• Hanshin Expressway Route 3
• National Route 2
• Ōji Zoo
• Ōji Stadium

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

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.
2. 兵庫県内２つの新駅は「摩耶」と「東姫路」 来春開業でＪＲ西発表 [JR West announces new stations in Hyogo Prefecture: Maya and Higashi-Himeji, opening spring 2016]. Sankei West (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
3. Mori, Nobuhiro (2 October 2015). ＪＲ神戸線の新駅「摩耶」と「東姫路」に 来春開業 [New JR Kobe Line stations, Maya and Higashi-Himeji, opening in spring 2016]. Kobe Shimbun Next (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe Shimbun. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
4. 神戸線の新駅名は「摩耶」「東姫路」 ＪＲ西、16年春開業へ [New JR West stations on Kobe Line to be Maya and Higashi-Himeji - opening in spring 2016]. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
5. 平成28年春ダイヤ改正について [Details of spring 2016 timetable revision] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 18 December 2015. p. 4. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
6. "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.
7. "「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.
8. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌兵庫県統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2022.

• Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

External links

Media related to Maya Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Maya Station from JR-Odekake.net (in Japanese)
• JR West press release (October 2015) (in Japanese)