Tsuchiyama Station

Tsuchiyama Station (土山駅, Tsuchiyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Harima, Kako District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Tsuchiyama Station 土山駅
Tsuchiyama Station, November 2013
General information
Location	1616-2 Nozoe, Harima-chō, Kako-gun, Hyōgo-ken 675-0151 Japan
Coordinates	34.7205°N 134.8890°E / 34.7205; 134.8890
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'yō Main Line
Distance	32.3 km (20.1 miles) from Kobe
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Ground level
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JR-A77
Website	Official website
History
Opened	23 December 1888 (1888-12-23)
Passengers
FY2019	14,201 daily
Location Tsuchiyama Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Tsuchiyama Station Tsuchiyama Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Tsuchiyama Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 32.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 65.3 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Track 1 serves westbound trains to Kobe and Ōsaka while track 3 serves eastbound trains to Himeji; track 2 is bi-directional and handles trains going to either terminus depending on the time of day.

Platforms

1	■  San'yō Main Line	for Sannomiya and Osaka
2, 3	■  San'yō Main Line	for Kakogawa and Himeji

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
JR West
Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Limited Express Super Hakuto: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Hamakaze: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Limited Express Rakuraku Harima: Does not stop at this station
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Uozumi		Local including Rapid Service		Higashi-Kakogawa

History

Tsuchiyama Station opened on 23 December 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 Tsuchiyama being assigned station number JR-A77.^[1][2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,201 passengers daily^[3]

Surrounding area

• Hyogo Prefectural Archaeological Museum
• Harima Onaka Ancient Village
• Harima Town Folk Museum

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan