Sanyo-Aboshi Station

Sanyo-Aboshi Station (山陽網干駅, Sanyo-Aboshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Sanyo-Aboshi Station 山陽網干駅
Station entrance (October 2008)
General information
Location	Kaichi Nakamachi Aboshiku, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 671-1253 Japan
Coordinates	34.7869°N 134.5880°E / 34.7869; 134.5880
Operated by	Sanyo Electric Railway
Line(s)	Aboshi Line
Distance	8.5 km from Shikama
Platforms	1 bay platform
Connections
Other information
Station code	SY56
Website	Official website
History
Opened	6 July 1941 (1941-07-06)
Passengers
FY2019	2390 (boarding only)
Services
Preceding station Sanyo Electric Railway Following station Hiramatsu towards Shikama Aboshi Line Terminus
Location Sanyo-Aboshi Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Sanyo-Aboshi Station Sanyo-Aboshi Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Sanyo-Aboshi Station is the terminal station of the Sanyo Railway Aboshi Line and is 8.5 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Shikama.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level bay platform.

Platforms

1, 2

■  Aboshi Line

for Shikama

History

Sanyo-Aboshi Station opened on July 6, 1941 as Dentetsu Aboshi Station (電鉄網干駅) approximately 100 meters to the west of its present site. It was relocated and a new station building constructed in December 1990, and was renamed on April 7, 1991.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2390 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[1]

Surrounding area

• Marugame Domain Aboshi Jin'ya Ruins
• Usukihachiman Shrine
• Daikakuji Temple

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan