Yamashita Station (Hyōgo)

Yamashita Station 山下駅
Yamashita Station, December 2006
General information
Location	2-24 Mino, Kawanishi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 666-0105 Japan
Coordinates	34°53′35.58″N 135°24′45.32″E
Operated by	Nose Electric Railway
Line(s)	■ Myōken Line ■ Nissei Line
Distance	8.2 km (5.1 miles) from Kawanishi-Noseguchi
Platforms	1 island + 2 side platforms
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Station code	NS10
Website	Official website
History
Opened	3 November 1923 (1923-11-03)
Passengers
FY2019	6,474 daily
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Yamashita Station (山下駅, Yamashita-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kawanishi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nose Electric Railway.[1]

Lines

Yamashita Station is served by the Myōken Line, and is located 8.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kawanishi-Noseguchi. It is also the terminus of a 2.6 kilometer spur line to Nissei-chuo.

Station layout

The station consists of one V-shaped central island platform with a side platform on both sides. The station has three floors, with ticket gates on the first floor, a transfer concourse on the second floor, and the island platform on the third floor. Elevators are installed on all platforms, but only the elevators on the center platforms of tracks 2 and 3 directly connect the ticket gates on the 1st floor, and passengers on the side platforms much change elevators or use the stairs.

Platforms

1	■ Nissei Line	to Nissei Chūō
2	■ Nissei Line	from Nissei Chūō for Kawanishi-noseguchi returning to Nissei Chūō via Line 1
3	■ Myoken Line	for Myōkenguchi
4	■ Myoken Line	from Myōkenguchi for Kawanishi-Noseguchi

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Nose Railway Myōken Line
Uneno (NS09)		Myoken Express		Sasabe (NS11)
Uneno (NS09)		Local		Sasabe (NS11)
Nose Railway Nissei Line
Uneno (NS09)		Limited Express		Nissei Chūō (NS21)
Uneno (NS09)		Nissei Express		Nissei Chūō (NS21)
Uneno (NS09)		Local		Nissei Chūō (NS21)

History

Yamashita Station opened on November 3, 1923.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,474 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area

• Kawanishi City Folk Museum
• Kawanishi City Azumaya Public Hall
• Kawanishi Municipal East Housing Complex
• Kawanishi Municipal Kawanishi Hospital

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. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

• 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 Yamashita Station (Hyogo) at Wikimedia Commons

• Yamashita Station official home page (in Japanese)