Hitomarumae Station
Elevated station
the meridian of the Japan Standard Time (135 degrees of east longitude) and Akashi Municipal Planetarium
Hitomarumae Station (人丸前駅 Hitomarumae-eki) is a train station on the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line in Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is the only station that the meridian of the Japan Standard Time passes through.
Layout
This station has an island platform serving 2 tracks.
| 1 | ■Main Line | westbound for Akashi, Himeji and Aboshi |
| 2 | ■Main Line | eastbound for Suma, Sannomiya and Osaka |
Surroundings
The JR Kobe Line passes in the north of the station.
- Hitomaruyama Park
- Kakinomoto Shrine (in connection with Kakinomoto no Hitomaro)
- Gessho-ji
- Akashi Municipal Planetarium
- Ryomagawa War Site (one of the places of the Genpei War)
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanyo Electric Railway | ||||
| Main Line | ||||
| Ōkuradani | Local | Sanyo Akashi | ||
| S Limited Express: no stop | ||||
| Limited Express: no stop | ||||
Coordinates: 34°38′51.15″N 135°0′7.42″E / 34.6475417°N 135.0020611°E