Namaze Station

Railway station in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

34°49′10″N 135°19′30″E / 34.8194°N 135.3251°E / 34.8194; 135.3251Operated by

JR WestLine(s) G Fukuchiyama LineDistance19.7 km from AmagasakiPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeGround levelAccessibleYesOther informationStation code JR-G57 WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened8 June 1898 (1898-06-08)Previous namesArimaguchi (until March 1899)PassengersFY20161867 daily

Location
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Namaze Station (生瀬駅, Namaze-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Namaze Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line (part of the JR Takarazuka Line), and is located 19.7 km from the starting point of the line at Amagasaki and 27.4 kilometers from Ōsaka Station.^[2]

Station layout

The station has two side platforms serving two tracks, connected to the one-story concrete station building by an underground passage. The station has a "Midori no Madoguchi" staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Fukuchiyama Line	for Fukuchiyama
2	■ Fukuchiyama Line	for Amagasaki and Osaka

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
Takarazuka	Local	Nishinomiyanajio
Takarazuka	Regional Rapid Service	Nishinomiyanajio
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Tambaji Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station

History

The station opened on 8 June 1898, originally named Arimaguchi Station (有馬口駅).^[2] It was renamed Namaze Station on 25 March 1899.^[2] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.^[2]

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Namaze being assigned station number JR-G57.^[3]^[4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1867 passengers daily.^[5]

Surrounding area

National Route 176
Hokusetsu Central Hospital

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. pp. 125–126. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
^ "近畿エリアの12路線のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.