Ashiya Station (Hanshin)

Ashiya Station (芦屋駅, Ashiya-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ashiya Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Hanshin Electric Railway.^[2]

Ashiya Station 芦屋駅
Ashiya Station in May 2012
General information
Location	Kimmitsu-chō, Ashiya-shi, Hyōgo-ken Japan
Coordinates	34°43′41″N 135°18′15″E
Operated by	Hanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Hanshin Main Line
Distance	20.20 km (12.55 miles) from Umeda
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus terminal
Other information
Station code	HS 20
Website	Official website
History
Opened	April 12, 1905 (1905-04-12)
Passengers
2019	25,170 (daily)[1]
Services
Hanshin Main Line (HS 20) Uchide (HS 19)   Local   Fukae (HS 21) Nishinomiya (HS 17)   Express (1 Mikage-bound train only) Morning Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only)   Ogi (HS 22) Nishinomiya (HS 17)   Rapid Express (except weekends and holidays)   Uozaki(HS 23) Uchide (HS 19)   Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only)   Fukae (HS 21) Nishinomiya (HS 17)   Limited Express Direct Limited Express   Uozaki(HS 23)
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Lines

Ashiya Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line, and is located 20.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Umeda.^{[citation needed]}

Layout

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected by an underground passage. The ticket gates are located underground.^{[citation needed]}

Platforms

1	■ ■■Main Line	for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka Umeda, Osaka Namba, and Nara
2	■ ■■Main Line	for Kobe-Sannomiya, Akashi, and Himeji

Gallery

• 
  West ticket gate in 2021
• 
  View of the platforms in December 2021

History

Ashiya Station opened on 12 April 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.^[3]

On 17 January 1995, the station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake. Service in the affected area was restored by 26 June 1995.^[4]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Ashiya being designated as station number HS-20.^[5]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 29,542 passengers daily^[6]

Surrounding area

• Ashiya City Hall
• Ashiya Civic Center
• Ashiya Park (5 minutes walk south, 芦屋公園)
• Ashiya Police Station (50m north, 芦屋警察署)

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online (in Japanese). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
2. 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.
3. Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [All railway stations in Hyogo Private railways and public railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2012-12-10. p. 37. ISBN 9784343006745.
4. 不死鳥レールウェイ (in Japanese). 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2010-01-17. p. 126. ISBN 978-4-343-00537-3.
5. "阪神「三宮」を「神戸三宮」に駅名変更のうえ、駅ナンバリングを導入し、全てのお客さまに分かりやすい駅を目指します" [After changing the station name from Hanshin "Sannomiya" to "Kobe Sannomiya", Introduced station numbering, Aiming for a station that is easy for all customers to understand] (PDF). Hanshin News Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
6. "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (PDF). Hanshin Railway Online. 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

External links

Media related to Ashiya Station (Hanshin) at Wikimedia Commons

• Ashiya Station website (in Japanese)