Tsuchiyama Station

Coordinates: 34°43′14″N 134°53′20″E / 34.7205°N 134.8890°E / 34.7205; 134.8890
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Tsuchiyama Station

土山駅
Tsuchiyama Station, November 2013
General information
Location1616-2 Nozoe, Harima-chō, Kako-gun, Hyōgo-ken 675-0151
Japan
Coordinates34°43′14″N 134°53′20″E / 34.7205°N 134.8890°E / 34.7205; 134.8890
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) San'yō Main Line
Distance32.3 km (20.1 mi) from Kobe
Platforms1 side + 1 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeGround level
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code JR-A77 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 December 1888 (1888-12-23)
Passengers
FY201914,201 daily
Location
Tsuchiyama Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Tsuchiyama Station
Tsuchiyama Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Tsuchiyama Station is located in Japan
Tsuchiyama Station
Tsuchiyama Station
Tsuchiyama Station (Japan)

Tsuchiyama Station (土山駅, Tsuchiyama-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Harima, Kako District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines[edit]

Tsuchiyama Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 32.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 65.3 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout[edit]

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Track 1 serves westbound trains to Kobe and Ōsaka while track 3 serves eastbound trains to Himeji; track 2 is bi-directional and handles trains going to either terminus depending on the time of day.

Platforms[edit]

1   San'yō Main Line for Sannomiya and Osaka
2, 3   San'yō Main Line for Kakogawa and Himeji

Adjacent stations[edit]

« Service »
JR West
Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Limited Express Super Hakuto: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Hamakaze: Does not stop at this station
Commuter Limited Express Rakuraku Harima: Does not stop at this station
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Uozumi   Local
including Rapid Service
  Higashi-Kakogawa

History[edit]

Tsuchiyama Station opened on 23 December 1888. 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.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Tsuchiyama being assigned station number JR-A77.[1][2]

Passenger statistics[edit]

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 14,201 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area[edit]

  • Hyogo Prefectural Archaeological Museum
  • Harima Onaka Ancient Village
  • Harima Town Folk Museum

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します!" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ 兵庫県統計書令和3年 (2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa 3 (2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links[edit]

Media related to Tsuchiyama Station at Wikimedia Commons