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Himeji Station
姫路駅
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| Location | |
| Prefecture | Hyōgo (See other stations in Hyōgo) |
| City | Himeji |
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| Year opened | 1888 |
| Rail services | |
| Operator(s) | West Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | Sanyo Shinkansen Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) Bantan Line Kishin Line |
Himeji Station (姫路駅, Himeji Eki) on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) is located in the heart of Himeji, Japan. WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kinki region on Honshū Island is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. ( also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group companies and operates in western Honshū. The is one of the lines of the Shinkansen High speed rail network in Japan. The is the JR main railway line in western Japan connecting Kobe Station and Moji Station, largely running parallel the coast of the Inland Sea, in other The is the nickname of portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station The is a railway line that runs between Himeji and Asago in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. ( also referred to as, is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group companies and operates in western Honshū. is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Himeji is a major stop on the Sanyō Main Line, and the western end of the JR Kobe Line. The is the JR main railway line in western Japan connecting Kobe Station and Moji Station, largely running parallel the coast of the Inland Sea, in other The is the nickname of portions of the Tōkaidō Main Line and the Sanyō Main Line, between Osaka Station in Osaka Osaka Prefecture and Himeji Station The station serves as a connection point between the main line and the Sanyō Shinkansen, the Kishin Line and the Bantan Line. The is one of the lines of the Shinkansen High speed rail network in Japan. The is a railway line that runs between Himeji and Asago in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
The station building is located close to the Sanyo Electric Railway Himeji Station and Himeji Castle. Sanyo Electric Railway Co Ltd (山陽電気鉄道株式会社 San'yō Denki-tetsudō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese Private railway in western is a railway station located in the heart of Himeji, Japan and is the western terminus of the Main Line of Sanyo Electric Railway. is a flatland-mountain Japanese castle complex located in Himeji in Hyōgo Prefecture and comprising 83 Wooden Buildings It is occasionally
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Platforms
The construction of overhead lines for old line has been taken in Himeji Station and the neighborhood section since 1989. On March 26, 2006, some platforms became overhead railway. The construction will be completed in 2010.
| Ground-level local line platforms | ||
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| 0, 1 | ■ Kishin Line | for Harima-Shingu, Sayo |
| 31, 32, 33 | ■ Bantan Line | for Fukusaki, Teramae |
| ■ Limited Express Hamakaze (No. is a Train station in Fukusaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West is a Train station in Kamikawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West 33) | for Kinosaki Onsen, Tottori for Osaka (JR Kobe Line) |
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| Elevated main line platforms | ||
| 5, 6 | ■ JR Kobe Line (Sanyō Main Line) (eastbound) | for Akashi, Sannomiya, Osaka |
| ■ Limited Express Super Hakuto (eastbound) | for Osaka, Kyoto | |
| ■ Overnight limited express trains (eastbound) | for Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo | |
| 7, 8 | ■ Sanyō Main Line (westbound) | for Banshu-Ako, Aioi, Okayama |
| ■ Limited Express Super Hakuto (westbound) | for Tottori, Kurayoshi | |
| ■ Overnight limited express trains (westbound) | for Kyūshū, Shikoku, San'in | |
| (no platform) | ■ Freight trains (JR Freight, westbound) |
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| Elevated Shinkansen platforms | ||
| 11 | ■ Sanyo Shinkansen (eastbound) | for Shin-Osaka, Nagoya, Tokyo (some trains depart from No. is a station on the Sanin Main Line in western Japan, serving the Onsen (hot spring town of Kinosaki in the city of Toyooka, Tottori Station (鳥取駅 is a JR West railway station located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Ōsaka Station (大阪駅 Ōsaka eki) is a station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, is a Train station on the Sanyō Main Line ( JR Kobe Line) serving the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. is located in the heart of Kobe, Japan. This station is the main railway terminal of Kobe Ōsaka Station (大阪駅 Ōsaka eki) is a station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West located in the Umeda district in Kita-ku, is the most important transportation hub in Kyoto, Japan. It has Japan's second-largest Train station building (after Nagoya Station) and is one of is a Train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the is a Train station on the Akō Line of JR West, located in Ako, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. is a railway station located in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Tottori Station (鳥取駅 is a JR West railway station located in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. or Kyushu is the third-largest Island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. is the smallest (225 km long and between 50 and 150 km wide and least populous (4141955 as of 2005 of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū For other use go to Sanin (novel The is an area in the southeast of Honshū, the main island of Japan. or, is one of the constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group is a train station in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan. It is the western terminus of the Tōkaidō Shinkansen, and the eastern terminus of the Sanyō Shinkansen is a train station in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. 13 in the early morning) |
| 12, 13 | ■Sanyo Shinkansen (westbound) | for Okayama, Hirosima, Hakata |
History
Himeji Station was opened by Sanyo Railway (山陽鉄道 Sanyō Tetsudō?), the present day Sanyō Main Line, in 1888. is a railway station located in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. is a JR West railway station located in Minami-ku Hiroshima, Japan. Hakata Station (博多駅 Hakata-eki) is the main railway terminal of the city of Fukuoka, Japan. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a At the time, railway stations were usually built either outside or alongside urban areas,[1] but Himeji Station was built bordering the old city walls, at the end of the main street (Ootemae-dori). The current Sanyo Railway Station is actually constructed on top of part of the old city wall. [2] It is thought that the reason was that the army was based in Himeji Castle. This proximity to the city helped to contribute to urban development. [3]
Himeji Station was linked to Bantan Railway (播但鉄道 Bantan Tetsudō?), the present day Bantan Line, in 1894. Kishin Line was linked to the station in 1930.
The station was expanded with the opening of the Sanyō Shinkansen in 1972, and today, travel to Tokyo takes less than three-and-a-half hours. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū.
- December 23, 1888 The Sanyō Railway segment between Akashi Station and Himeji Station opens. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The was established in 1887 and served as a major railroad company during the Meiji period in Japan.
- July 26, 1894 The Bantan Railway segment between Himeji Station and Teramae Station opens. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
- June 1, 1903 Sanyō Railway purchases Bantan Railway. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting
- December 1, 1906 Sanyō Railway is nationalized. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting
- September 1, 1930 Kishin Line is connected. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- March 15, 1972 The Sanyō Shinkansen segment between Okayama and Shin-Ohsaka opens. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is a railway station located in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
- April 1, 1987 Japan National Railway is divided and privatized. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The line is taken over by the West Japan Railway Company.
- January 17, 1995 There was a blockage of the segment of the Sanyō Shinkansen between Shin-Osaka and Himeji, caused by the Great Hanshin earthquake. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Great Hanshin Earthquake, or Kobe earthquake as it is more commonly known outside of Japan, was an Earthquake in Japan that occurred on Tuesday
- April 8, 1995 The blocked section reopens. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian
- October 1, 2003 Nozomi service is added to the schedule. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. is the fastest train service running on the Tōkaidō / Sanyō Shinkansen.
Adjacent stations
West Japan Railway (JR-West)
- Sanyo Shinkansen
- Nishi-Akashi - Himeji - Aioi
- Sanyo Main Line
- Bantan Line
- Himeji - Kyoguchi
- Kishin Line
- Local
- Himeji - Harima-Takaoka
- Rapid Service (only one Himeji-bound train in the morning)
- Himeji <- Hon-Tashuno
- Local
References
- ^ (Japanese)A comparative study of the relation between the elevated railroad project and urban area development in western-part-of-Japan (Kochi University of Technorogy Library). is a Sanyō Shinkansen and Sanyō Main Line Train station serving the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. is a Train station in Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West is a Train station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West is a Train station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Lines West Japan Railway Company (JR West Retrieved on February 22, 2007. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ (Japanese)Outline of Himeji castle (Himeji Information Web site). Retrieved on February 22, 2007. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ (Japanese)Master plan of Himeji city (Himeji city office). Retrieved on February 22, 2007. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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