is a passenger

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located in the city of Himeji,

Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...

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, operated by the private

Sanyo Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway operating company based in western Hyōgo Prefecture. It runs local and express rail service between Himeji and Kobe, and also connects directly with Hanshin Main Line to Osaka. Although the Hanshin Electric Rai ...

Lines

Hiramatsu Station is served by the

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and is 7.3 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of two unnumbered ground-level

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s connected by a level crossing. The station building and sole entrance is located west of the Sanyo-Aboshi bound platform. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

Hiramatsu Station opened on March 10, 1942. The naming rights of the station were acquired by Yamato Kogyo Group on 1 December 2018, and the station is now subtitled .

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 714 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

*Kibi Post Office * Otsumo River

References

External links

Official website (Sanyo Electric Railway)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1942 Railway stations in Himeji {{Hyōgo-railstation-stub