Nishi-Akashi Station

Nishi-Akashi Station 西明石駅
West side of Nishi-Akashi Station, October 2007
Location
Prefecture	Hyōgo (See other stations in Hyōgo)
City	Akashi
Neighborhood etc.	7-20, Kokubo Nichome
Coordinates	34°40′0.67″N 134°57′37.94″E / 34.6668528°N 134.9605389°E / 34.6668528; 134.9605389Coordinates: 34°40′0.67″N 134°57′37.94″E / 34.6668528°N 134.9605389°E / 34.6668528; 134.9605389
Postal Code	673-0005
(in Japanese)	兵庫県明石市小久保二丁目7-20
History
Year opened	1944
Rail services
Operator(s)	JR West
Line(s)	Sanyō Shinkansen Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Small bus terminal at this station

Nishi-Akashi Station (西明石駅, Nishi-Akashi Eki^?) is a Sanyō Shinkansen and Sanyō Main Line train station serving the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As part of the Urban Network, the J-Through Card, ICOCA, Suica, PiTaPa, TOICA and SUGOCA can all be used on the Sanyō Main Line (they can not be used for Shinkansen service).

Station and platforms

The Shinkansen and regular train platforms are located some distance from each other, and are connected by a pedestrian overpass located above a public road. As the overpass to the regular platform is inaccessible from the south entrance to the station, passengers are allowed to access it via the Shinkansen side of the station. Due to construction access restrictions in 2005, the west entrance to the station saw a marked decrease in use.

Barrier-free access

In order to better serve passengers with different needs, escalators and elevators are located in the following areas:

• Escalator

• Within the west concourse area, one ascending and one descending

• Elevators

• East entrance: On the north and south sides, accessible without need of a ticket
• West entrance: One each on the concourse, Shinkansen platform, and regular train platform

Platforms

The Sanyō Shinkansen has two platforms which can handle two trains simultaneously. There are two pass-through lines between the two platforms as well, allowing trains to go through the station without stopping. The Sanyō Main Line (JR Kōbe Line) has three island-style platforms which can handle six trains simultaneously.

1	■JR Kōbe Line	for Sannomiya, Amagasaki and Osaka (rapid (morning), special rapid)
2	■JR Kōbe Line	for Kakogawa and Himeji (local (evening), special rapid)
3	■JR Kōbe Line	for Sannomiya, Amagasaki and Osaka (local (partly), rapid)
4	■JR Kōbe Line	for Sannomiya, Amagasaki and Osaka (local)
5	■JR Kōbe Line	for Sannomiya, Amagasaki and Osaka (local) starting for Kakogawa and Himeji (local, shunt line)
6	■JR Kōbe Line	for Kakogawa and Himeji (local)
11	■Sanyō Shinkansen	Hikari and Kodama for Okayama and Hakata
12	■Sanyō Shinkansen	Nozomi 100 starting for Shin-Osaka and Tokyo Hikari and Kodama for Shin-Osaka and Tokyo

Environs

• Kōbe Nishi-ku Branch Municipal Offices
• Kawasaki Heavy Industries Akashi Plant

Highway access

• Japan National Route 2
• Japan National Route 250
• Hyōgo Prefectural Route 21 (Kōbe-Akashi Route)

«		Service		»
Sanyō Shinkansen
Shin-Kobe		-	Himeji
JR Kobe Line
Akashi		Local Rapid	Okubo
Akashi		Special Rapid	Kakogawa

External links

• Rokko and Maya Cable Website (Japanese)
• JR West (Japanese)