Wadayama Station (和田山駅, Wadayama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Asago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Wadayama Station

和田山駅
Wadayama Station in Asago, Hyogo, Japan
General information
Location184-5 Higashiya, Wadayama-chō, Asago-shi, Hyōgo-ken 669-5202
Japan
Coordinates35°20′29″N 134°51′05″E / 35.341406°N 134.851417°E / 35.341406; 134.851417
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)
Distance119.0 km (73.9 miles) from Kyoto
Platforms2 island platforms
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1906 (1906-04-01)
Passengers
FY2016693 daily
Location
Wadayama Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Wadayama Station
Wadayama Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Wadayama Station is located in Japan
Wadayama Station
Wadayama Station
Wadayama Station (Japan)

Lines

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Wadayama Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 119.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto. It is also the northern terminus of the 65.7 kilometer Bantan Line from Himeji.

Station layout

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The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

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1    San'in Main Line for Kyoto and Osaka
2    San'in Main Line for Toyooka and Kinosaki Onsen
3    Bantan Line for Teramae and Himeji

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
San'in Main Line
Fukuchiyama   Limited Express Kounotori   Yōka
Fukuchiyama   Limited Express Kinosaki   Yōka
to Bantan Line   Limited Express Hamakaze   Yōka
Yanase   Local   Yabu
Bantan Line
Ikuno   Limited Express Hamakaze   to San'in Main Line
Takeda   Local   Terminus

History

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Wadayama Station opened on April 1, 1906. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 693 passengers daily[1]

Surrounding area

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  • Asago City Hall
  • Wadayama Health Center

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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