Sanda Station

Sanda Station (三田駅, Sanda-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Sanda, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is jointly operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the private transportation company, Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).^[1]

JR-G61  KB29 Sanda Station 三田駅
Station building in 2020
General information
Location	1-32 Ekimaechō, Sanda-shi, Hyōgo-ken Japan
Coordinates	34°53′20.27″N 135°13′47.24″E
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company Kobe Electric Railway
Line(s)	Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) Shintetsu Sanda Line
Platforms	2 side platforms (JR West) 2 bay platforms (Shintetsu)
Tracks	2 (JR West) 2 (Shintetsu)
Other information
Station code	JR-G61  (Fukuchiyama Line) KB-29 (Kobe Electric Railway)
Website	JR Shintetsu
History
Opened	January 25, 1899 (1899-01-25) (JR) December 18, 1928 (1928-12-18) (Shintetsu)
Passengers
2016	18,434 (JR) 8,386 (Shintetsu)
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Shin-Sanda  G62  towards Sasayamaguchi JR Takarazuka Line   Tambaji Rapid   Rapid   Regional Rapid   Local Dōjō  G60  towards Ōsaka Preceding station Kobe Electric Railway Following station Sanda Honmachi KB28 towards Arimaguchi Sanda Line Special Rapid Express Rapid Semi Express Local Terminus
Location

Lines

Sanda Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line), and is located 34.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Amagasaki and 41.4 kilometers from Osaka. It is also the terminus of the Shintetsu Sanda Line and is 12.0 kilometers from the opposing terminus of that line at Arimaguchi and 32.0 kilometers from Minatogawa.

Station layout

JR West

• There are 2 side platforms with a track each on the ground. Ticket machines and ticket gates are in the building over the platforms and tracks.The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

1	■ JR Takarazuka Line	for Sasayamaguchi and Fukuchiyama
3	■ JR Takarazuka Line	for Takarazuka, Osaka and Kitashinchi

Shintetsu

• There are two bay platforms platforms with two tracks on the ground.

1, 2	■ Sanda Line	for Shinkaichi and Arima Onsen Change trains at Tanigami for Shin-Kobe, and at Suzurandai for Ao
	■ Koen-Toshi Line	for Woody Town Chuo

History

Sanda Station opened on 25 January 1899, as a station of Hankaku Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. 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 to the JR West facilities in March 2018 with the platforms being assigned station number JR-G61. ^[2][3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 18,434 passengers daily and Shintetsu portion of the station was used by 8,386 passengers daily in the same period.^[4]

Surrounding area

• Sanda City Hall
• Hyogo Prefectural Arima High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan