is a junction passenger

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located in the city of Kawanishi,

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. It is operated by the private transportation company

Nose Electric Railway The , occasionally abbreviated as Nose Railway or , is a Japanese private railway company headquartered in Kawanishi, Hyogo, which links several areas in the mountainous Nose, Osaka, area to Kawanishi-noseguchi Station in Kawanishi, where one can ...

Lines

Yamashita Station is served by the

Myōken Line The , occasionally abbreviated as Nose Railway or , is a Japanese private railway company headquartered in Kawanishi, Hyogo, which links several areas in the mountainous Nose, Osaka, area to Kawanishi-noseguchi Station in Kawanishi, where one can ...

, and is located 8.2 kilometers from the

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of the line at . It is also the terminus of a 2.6 kilometer

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to .

Station layout

The station consists of one "V"-shaped central

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with a

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on both sides. The station has three floors, with ticket gates on the first floor, a transfer concourse on the second floor, and the island platform on the third floor. Elevators are installed on all platforms, but only the elevators on the center platforms of tracks 2 and 3 directly connect the ticket gates on the 1st floor, and passengers on the side platforms much change elevators or use the stairs.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

Yamashita Station opened on November 3, 1923.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,474 passengers daily

Surrounding area

*Kawanishi City Folk Museum *Kawanishi City Azumaya Public Hall *Kawanishi Municipal East Housing Complex *Kawanishi Municipal Kawanishi Hospital

References

External links

Yamashita Station official home page
Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture Stations of Nose Electric Railway Railway stations in Japan opened in 1923 Kawanishi, Hyōgo {{Hyōgo-railstation-stub