is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). As part of the Urban Network, the ICOCA,

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, PiTaPa, TOICA and

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can all be used on the San'yō Main Line (they can not be used for Shinkansen service).

Lines

Nishi-Akashi Station is served by the JR

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, and is located 22.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 55.9 kilometers from . On the San'yō Shinkansen, the station is 59.7 kilometers from and 612.3 kilometers from .

Station layout

The Shinkansen and regular train platforms are located some distance from each other, and are connected by a pedestrian overpass located above a public road. As the overpass to the regular platform is inaccessible from the south entrance to the station, passengers are allowed to access it via the Shinkansen side of the station.The station has a '' Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office.

Barrier-free access

In order to better serve passengers with different needs, escalators and elevators are located in the following areas: *Escalator **Within the west concourse area, one ascending and one descending *Elevators **East entrance: On the north and south sides, accessible without need of a ticket **West entrance: One each on the concourse, Shinkansen platform, and regular train platform

Platforms

The San'yō Shinkansen has two elevated opposed side platforms. There are two pass-through lines between the two platforms as well, allowing trains to go through the station without stopping. The San'yō Main Line ( JR Kōbe Line) has three island platforms which can handle six trains simultaneously.

Adjacent stations

History

The station opened on 1 April 1944. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 32,049 passengers daily

Surrounding area

*Kōbe Nishi-ku Branch Municipal Offices * Kawasaki Heavy Industries Akashi Plant

Highway access

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* National Route 250 *Hyōgo Prefectural Route 21 (Kōbe-Akashi Route)

References

External links

JR West station information
{{Kōbe Line JR Kobe Line Sanyō Main Line Sanyō Shinkansen Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1944 Akashi, Hyōgo