Ashiya Station (Hanshin)

Ashiya Station (芦屋駅, Ashiya-eki) is a railway station in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by private operator Hanshin Electric Railway.

Ashiya Station

芦屋駅
Ashiya Station in May 2012
General information
LocationKimmitsu-chō, Ashiya, Hyōgo
（兵庫県芦屋市公光町）
Japan
Coordinates34°43′41″N 135°18′15″E
Operated byHanshin Electric Railway
Line(s)Main Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Other information
Station codeHS 20
History
Opened1905
Passengers
201925,170 (daily)[1]
Services
Hanshin Main Line (HS 20)
Uchide (HS 19)   Local   Fukae (HS 21)
Nishinomiya (HS 17)   Express (1 Mikage-bound train only)
Morning Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only)		   Ogi (HS 22)
Nishinomiya (HS 17)   Rapid Express (except weekends and holidays)   Uozaki(HS 23)
Uchide (HS 19)   Morning Limited Express (Osaka-Umeda-bound trains only)   Fukae (HS 21)
Nishinomiya (HS 17)   Limited Express
Direct Limited Express		   Uozaki(HS 23)

Lines

Ashiya Station is served by the Hanshin Main Line.

Layout

The station has two side platforms with two tracks on the ground. The ticket gates are located underground.

1 ■ ■■Main Line for Koshien, Amagasaki, Osaka Umeda, Osaka Namba, and Nara
2 ■ ■■Main Line for Kobe-Sannomiya, Akashi, and Himeji

Surroundings

History

Ashiya Station opened on April 12, 1905 along with the rest of the Hanshin Main Line.[2]

On January 17, 1995, the station was damaged by the Great Hanshin earthquake. Service in the affected area was restored by June 26, 1995.[3]

Station numbering was introduced on 21 December 2013, with Ashiya being designated as station number HS-20.[4]

  • West ticket gate in 2021
  • View of the platforms in December 2021

See also

References
  1. "2020 Handbook Hanshin" (pdf). Hanshin Railway Online (in Japanese). 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  2. Written at Kobe, Japan. 兵庫の鉄道全駅 私鉄・公営鉄道 [All railway stations in Hyogo Private railways and public railways] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun General Publishing Center: 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2012-12-10. p. 37. ISBN 9784343006745.
  3. 不死鳥レールウェイ (in Japanese). 神戸新聞総合出版センター. 2010-01-17. p. 126. ISBN 978-4-343-00537-3.
  4. "阪神「三宮」を「神戸三宮」に駅名変更のうえ、駅ナンバリングを導入し、全てのお客さまに分かりやすい駅を目指します" [After changing the station name from Hanshin "Sannomiya" to "Kobe Sannomiya", Introduced station numbering, Aiming for a station that is easy for all customers to understand] (PDF). Hanshin News Online (in Japanese). 30 April 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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