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Shikama Station

Railway station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

■ Main Line
■ Aboshi Line

Distance50.9 km from NishidaiPlatforms1 bay platformsConnections

Other informationStation codeSY40WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened19 August 1923 (1923-08-19)Previous namesShikamamachi (to 1924); Dentetsu Shikama (to 1991)PassengersFY20194791 (boarding only)

Location
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Shikama Station (飾磨駅, Shikama-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.

Lines

Shikama Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 50.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Nishidai. It is also the terminal station for the Sanyo Railway Aboshi Line and is 5.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Shikama.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level bay platform serving three tracks.^[1] The Main Line trains use the outside platforms, and the Aboshi Line trains use the middle, dead-headed portion. The station entrance is located southwest of the platforms, and is connected to the platforms through a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Main Line	for Sanyo Himeji
2	■ Aboshi Line	for Sanyo Aboshi
1	■ Main Line	for Akashi, Sannomiya and Osaka

Adjacent stations

«	Service	»
Sanyo Electric Railway
Main Line
Ōshio	Limited Express		Terminus
Shirahamanomiya (rush hours only) Ōshio (other times)	Direct Limited Express		Sanyo-Himeji
Mega	S Limited Express		Kameyama
Mega	Local		Kameyama
Aboshi Line
Terminus	-	Nishi-Shikama

History

The station opened on 19 August 1923, as Shikamamachi Station (飾磨町駅) on the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line.^[1] It was renamed Dentetsu Shikama Station (電鉄飾磨駅) on 16 January 1924. The Aboshi Line started operations on 15 October 1940.^[1] It was renamed to its present name on 7 April 1991.^[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4791 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).^[2]

Surrounding area

Sanyo Electric Railway Kazuma Garage.
Ebisu Tenmangu
Hamanomiya Tenmangu
Japan National Route 250

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅私鉄・公営鉄道 [Hyogo Railway All Stations Private Railways / Public Railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 10 December 2012. p. 131. ISBN 9784343006745.
^ "兵庫県統計書平成30年(2018)" [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.