Hirono Station (Hyōgo)

Railway station in Sanda, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

ConstructionStructure typeGround levelAccessibleNoneOther informationStatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi )Station code JR-G63 WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened25 March 1899 (1899-03-25)PassengersFY20161159 daily

Location
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Hirono Station (広野駅, Hirono-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sanda, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Lines

Hirono Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line), and is located 39.7 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Amagasaki and 47.4 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1, 2	■ Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)	for Sanda and Takarazuka
3	■ Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)	for Sasayamaguchi and Fukuchiyama

Adjacent stations

«	Service
Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
Shin-Sanda	Local trains	Aino
Shin-Sanda	Regional Rapid Service	Aino
Shin-Sanda	Rapid Service	Aino
Shin-Sanda	Tambaji Rapid Service	Aino

History

Hirono Station opened on 25 March 1899, as a station of Hankaku Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. 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 Hirono being assigned station number JR-G63.^[2]^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1159 passengers daily^[4]

Surrounding area

Sanda City Hirono Civic Center
Sanda City Hirono Elementary School

References

^ 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
^ "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.
^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 126–127. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.