Kameyama Station (Hyōgo)

Kameyama Station (亀山駅, Kameyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Kameyama Station 亀山駅
Kameyama Station, June 2017
General information
Location	Kameyama, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 670-0973 Japan
Coordinates	34°48′39″N 134°40′37″E
Operated by	Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Main Line
Distance	52.3 km from Nishidai
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections
Other information
Station code	SY41
Website	Official website
History
Opened	19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)
Previous names	Kameyama-gobo (to 1944); Dentetsu Kameyama (to 1991)
Passengers
FY2019	1276 (boarding only)
Location Kameyama Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Kameyama Station Kameyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Kameyama Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 52.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai.

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level side platforms connected by a level crossing.^[1] The station is unattended.

Platforms

station side	■  Main Line	for Shikama, Himeji and Sanyo-Aboshi
opposite side	■  Main Line	for Akashi, Kobe and Osaka

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line
Shikama		Local		Tegara
Shikama		S Limited Express (running only from Hanshin Sannomiya for Himeji)		Tegara
Limited Express: Does not stop at this station

History

Kameyama Station opened on 19 August 1923 as Kameyama-gobo Station (亀山御坊駅).^[1] It was renamed Dentetsu Kameyama Station (電鉄亀山駅) on 1 April 1944 and renamed its present name on 7 April 1991.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 1276 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

• Kameyama Hontokuji Temple (Kameyama Gobo)
• Japan National Route 2
• Himeji Central Hospital

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan