Shibayama Station Explained

Shibayama Station
Native Name:柴山駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Address:Kasumiku Uragami, Kami-machi, Mikata-gun, Hyōgo-ken 669-6431
Country:Japan
Owned: West Japan Railway Company
Operator: West Japan Railway Company
Line: San'in Main Line
Distance:175.7km (109.2miles) from
Platforms:1 side platform
Status:Unstaffed
Passengers:89 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Shibayama Station

is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kami, Mikata District, Hyōgo, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Shibayama Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 175.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

History

Shibayama Station opened within Kuchisazu village on June 26, 1947. A second platform was opened on October 1, 1965. Freight operations were discontinued in 1971 and luggage handing in 1984. The station became unmanned on October 1, 1984. 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. Platform 1 was closed on March 3, 2001 and the station building was demolished in November 2018, with present concrete structure completed in January 2020.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 89 passengers daily.[1]

Surrounding area

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.town.mikata-kami.lg.jp/www/contents/1112674599328/files/2020kami_toukei.pdf. ja:令和2年版豊岡市統計書 . Kami Towb Statistical Yearbook. 2019. Kami Town. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.