Nishiwakishi Station | |
Native Name: | 西脇市駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Style: | JR West |
Borough: | Nomura-chō, Nishiwaki-shi, Hyōgo-ken 677-0054 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | JR West |
Line: | Kakogawa Line |
Distance: | 31.2km (19.4miles) from |
Platforms: | 1 side + 1 island platform |
Status: | Staffed |
Closed: | Nomura Station (until 1990) |
Passengers: | 822 daily |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Nishiwakishi Station |
is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishiwaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Nishiwakishi Station is served by the Kakogawa Line and is 31.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Nishiwakishi Station opened on 22 October 1913 as . 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. It was renamed to its present name on 31 March 1990. The Kajiya Line, closed in 1990, originated at this station.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 822 passengers daily[1]