Akashi Station

This article is about the railway station in Hyogo Prefecture. For the railway station in Miyagi Prefecture, see Ayashi Station.

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
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
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line	San'yō Main Line
Distance	19.4 km (12.1 miles) from Kobe
Platforms	2 island platforms
Tracks	4
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
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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Lines

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.

Station layout

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.

Platforms

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

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West
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)

History

Akashi Station opened on 1 November 1888. 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 in March 2018 with Akashi being assigned station number JR-A73.^[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 53,486 passengers daily^[3]

Surrounding area

• Sanyo Akashi Station
• Akashi Castle
• Akashi Municipal Cultural Museum
• Kobe University Akashi Junior High School, Akashi Elementary

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan