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Shimamoto Station 島本駅 | |
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 East side of the station | |
| General information | |
| Location | 3-39, Sakurai Itchome, Shimamoto, Mishima, Osaka （大阪府三島郡島本町桜井一丁目3-39） Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°52′50″N 135°39′46″E / 34.880593°N 135.662728°E |
| Operated by | JR West |
| Line(s) | Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kyoto Line) |
| Connections |
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| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground level |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Station code | JR-A37 |
| History | |
| Opened | 2008 |
Shimamoto Station (島本駅, Shimamoto-eki) is a railway station located on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Tōkaidō Line (JR Kyōto Line) in Shimamoto, Mishima District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The station was opened on March 15, 2008.
Layout
[edit]There is an island platform between two inner tracks on the ground. This makes trains on the outer tracks unable to make stop at the station. Ticket gates are located on the overbridge over the platform and tracks.
| 1 | ■ JR Kyōto Line | for Shin-Osaka, Osaka and Sannomiya |
| 2 | ■ JR Kyōto Line | for Kyoto and Kusatsu |
Bus terminal
[edit]On the east side of the station is a rotary which locates a bus stop. The bus stop serves several routes of Hankyu Bus.
Hankyu Bus:
- Route 30 for Wakayamadai Center
- Route 40 for Wakayamadai Center / for Shin-yamazakibashi via Hankyu Minase
- Route 50 for Wakayamadai Center via Hankyu Minase
Around the station
[edit]The park next to the station is the ruin of Sakurai Station (桜井駅跡, Sakurai eki ato), the site of a road station on an ancient highway famous for a story about separation of Kusunoki Masashige with his son at this place before the Battle of Minatogawa in 1336. The park has a monument of poetry by Emperor Meiji (calligraphy by Tōgō Heihachirō) among other monuments calligraphed by Nogi Maresuke and Konoe Fumimaro.
Minase Station on the Hankyū Kyoto Main Line is about 10 minutes walk from Shimamoto Station. Minase was the only one station in Shimamoto before Shimamoto Station opened.
History
[edit]Shimamoto station opened on 15 March 2008.[1]
Station numbering was introduced to the station in March 2018 with Shimamoto being assigned station number JR-A37.[2][3]
Adjacent stations
[edit]| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Kyōto Line | ||||
| Yamazaki | Local (Including rapid service after the morning) | Takatsuki | ||
| Rapid Service (in the morning): Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Kansai Airport Limited Express "Haruka": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Hida": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Kuroshio": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Super Hakuto": Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express "Thunderbird": Does not stop at this station | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "データで見るJR西日本 2022" [JR West Japan 2022 in Data] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 2022. pp. 88–90. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "「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.
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