is a railway station located in the heart of Himeji

Himeji, Hyogo

is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 535,945, with 206,409 households. The total area is 534.43 km².- History :...

, Japan

Japan

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 and is the western terminus of the Main Line of Sanyo Electric Railway

Sanyo Electric Railway

Sanyo Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is a Japanese private railway in western Hyōgo Prefecture...

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The station building is located close to the JR West Himeji Station

Himeji Station

on the West Japan Railway Company is located in the heart of Himeji, Japan. Himeji is a major stop on the Sanyō Main Line, and the western end of the JR Kobe Line...

 on the Sanyō Main Line and Sanyō Shinkansen

Sanyō Shinkansen

The is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...

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Structure

The station is accessible from the street through Sanyo Department Store in central Himeji. It has four elevated tracks with four bay platform

Bay platform

Bay platform is a railway-related term commonly used in the UK and Australia to describe a dead-end platform at a railway station that has through lines...

s, each track except Track 4 with platform on each side.
Main Line (for , and )

Connections

West Japan Railway Company

West Japan Railway Company

, also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group companies and operates in western Honshū. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka.-History:...

 (JR West) Himeji Station

Himeji Station

on the West Japan Railway Company is located in the heart of Himeji, Japan. Himeji is a major stop on the Sanyō Main Line, and the western end of the JR Kobe Line...

• Sanyō Shinkansen
  Sanyō Shinkansen
  The is a line of the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed rail network, connecting Shin-Ōsaka in Osaka with Hakata Station in Fukuoka, the two largest cities in western Japan...
  
  
• Sanyō Main Line
• Kishin Line
  Kishin Line
  is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company between Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture and Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.-Stations:*S: Trains stop*s: Some trains stop*｜: Trains pass-Rolling stock:...
  
  
• Bantan Line
  Bantan Line
  The is a railway line that runs between Himeji and Asago in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The line is operated by the West Japan Railway Company and serves as a connector between the Sanyo Main Line and the Sanin Main Line...
  
  

Adjacent stations

Sanyo Electric Railway

Main Line

Limited Express, Through Limited Express

Sanyo Himeji - Shikama

Shikama Station

is a train station operated by Sanyo Electric Railway Co., Ltd. in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.-Lines:*Sanyo Electric Railway**Main Line**Aboshi Line-Layout:There is a dead-end platform with a track between 2 tracks of the Main Line...

"S" Limited Express (incoming only), Local

Sanyo Himeji - Tegara

Tegara Station

is a train station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.-Adjacent stations:...

External links

• Sanyo Electric Railway - Himeji Station (Japanese)