Himeji Station

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Himeji Station (姫路駅, Himeji Eki) on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) is located in the heart of Himeji, Japan. It is close to Sanyo Himeji Station on the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and Himeji Castle.

[edit] Lines

• Sanyo Shinkansen
• Sanyo Main Line (Kōbe Line)
• Bantan Line
• Kishin Line

[edit] Platform

• 0

Kishin Line

• 1

Kishin Line

• 2 (no platform)

Goods train (JR Freight, up)

• 3

Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line).

Special Rapid Service, Rapid Service (for Sannomiya, Osaka)

Limited Express with sleeping cars (for Osaka, Tokyo)

• 4

Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line)

Special Rapid Service, Rapid Service (for Sannomiya, Osaka)

• 5 (no platform)

Goods train (JR Freight, down)

• 6

Sanyo Main Line

Special Rapid Service, Local (for Kamigori, Okayama, Ako)

Limited Express with sleeping cars (for Kyūshū)

Limited Express (for Tottori)

• 7

Sanyo Main Line

Special Rapid Service, Local (for Kamigori, Okayama, Ako)

Limited Express with sleeping cars (for Kyūshū)

Bantan Line

Limited Express (for Wadayama, Kinosaki-Onasen, Tottori)

• 11

Sanyo Shinkansen (for Shin-Osaka, Tokyo)

• 12

Sanyo Shinkansen (for Hiroshima, Hakata)

• 13

Sanyo Shinkansen (some trains in the early morning or the middle of the night)

• 31

Bantan Line

Local (bound for Teramae, Wadayama)

• 32

Bantan Line

Local (for Teramae, Wadayama)

Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line)

Limited Express (for Sannomiya, Osaka)

• 33

Bantan Line

Local (for Teramae, Wadayama)

Sanyo Main Line (JR Kobe Line)

Limited Express (for Sannomiya, Osaka)

[edit] History

Himeji Station was opened by Sanyo Tetsudo (Sanyo railway, present Sanyo Main Line) in 1888. It is one of the stations built in the early days in Japan. In those times, railway stations were usually built either outside or alongside urban areas. Himeji Station was built bordering the old city walls, at the end of the main street (Ootemae-dori). The current Sanyo Railway Station is actually constructed on top of part of the old city wall. It is thought that the reason was that the army was based in Himeji Castle. This proximity to the city helped to contribute to urban development.

Himeji Station was linked to The Bantan Tetsudo (Bantan railway, present Bantan Line) in 1894. The Kishin Line was linked to the station in 1930.

When the Sanyo Shinkansen was opened in 1972, the station was extended. Passengers can currently travel to Tokyo inside three-and-a-half hours.

• December 23, 1888 Sanyo Tetsudo of the section between Akashi Station and Himeji Station was opened.
• July 26, 1894 Bantan Tetsudo of the section between Himeji Station and Teramae Station was opened.
• June 1, 1903 Sanyo Tetsudo purchased Bantan Testudo.
• December 1, 1906 Sanyo Tetsudo was nationalized.
• September 1, 1930 Kishin Line was linked up.
• March 15, 1972 Sanyo Shinkansen of the part between Okayama and Shin-Ohsaka was opend.
• April 1, 1987 Japan National Railway was divided and privatized. The line inherited to West Japan Railway Company.
• January 17, 1995 There was a blockage between Shin-Osaka and Himeji section of the Sanyo Shinkansen by the Great Hanshin earthquake.
• April 8, 1995 The blocked section was resumed.
• October 1, 2003 Nozomi was added to the schedule.

[edit] Adjacent stations

West Japan Railway (JR-West)

Sanyo Shinkansen

Nishi-Akashi - Himeji - Aioi

Sanyo Main Line

Special Rapid Service

Kakogawa - Himeji - Agaho

Rapid Service, Local

Gochaku - Himeji - Agaho

Bantan Line

Himeji - Kyoguchi

Kishin Line

Local

Himeji - Harima-Takaoka

Rapid Service (Only one up train in the morning)

Himeji <- Hon-Tashuno