is a passenger

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located in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the

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(JR West).

Lines

Maya Station is served by the

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JR Kobe Line The is the nickname of portions of the Tokaido Main Line and the Sanyo Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture. The line, along with the JR Kyoto Line and the Biwako Line, ...

), and is located 583.7 kilometers from the

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of the line at and 27.3 km from

Osaka Station is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

. Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.

Station layout

The station consists of one

island platform An island platform (also center platform, centre platform) is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange. Island platforms are popular on ...

an elevated station building. The station is staffed. The station has three elevators: one at each entrance and one providing access to the platforms. Similarly, three escalators are provided: one at each entrance and one for the platforms. In addition to solar panels on the roof of the station, the station incorporates a system which converts electricity generated by trains when they brake to augment the station power supply, the first time such a system has been used by JR West.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

File:Jr maya south exit.JPG, The north entrance in March 2016 File:JR maya home.JPG, The platforms in March 2016

History

Details of the new station were formally announced by JR West on 2 October 2015. The name is derived from the nearby

Mount Maya is a mountain in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. This mountain is one of the major peaks of the Rokkō Mountains, and is the most popular peak for visitors on the West-Rokkō Mountains. Outline Mount Maya is one of the two centers in Rokk ...

, after which many local features are named. JR West bore virtually all of the total construction costs of JPY 4 billion. The station opened on 26 March 2016.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 5,785 passengers daily

Surrounding area

Nishinada Station is a railway station on the Hanshin Main Line in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Hanshin Electric Railway. Overview The station has two elevated side platforms serving two tracks. Layout S ...

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) * Ōishi Station (

) *

Ōji-kōen Station is a railway station in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is located at the southeastern corner of Ōji Park, which includes Ōji Stadium and the city zoo ( Ōji Zoo). Layout Ōji-kōen is an elevated station. It is served by two s ...

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Hankyu Kobe Main Line , trading as , is a Japanese private railway company that provides commuter and interurban service to the northern Kansai region and is one of the flagship properties of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., in turn part of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Gro ...

) *

Hanshin Expressway The is a network of expressways surrounding Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto, Japan. Operated by , it opened in 1962. Portions of the Hanshin Expressway about east of Fukae Station collapsed during the Kobe earthquake on 17 January 1995. These sectio ...

Route 3 *

National Route 2 * Ōji Zoo * Ōji Stadium

References

External links

Maya Station from JR-Odekake.net

(October 2015) Railway stations in Japan opened in 2016 Tōkaidō Main Line Railway stations in Kobe {{Hyōgo-railstation-stub