Overview
Teramae Station (寺前駅, Teramae-eki) is a passenger railway station located at 227‑2 Niino‑Nakamura in the town of Kamikawa, Kanzaki District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The station is operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and serves the Bantan Line.
Location and Access
- Address: 227‑2 Niino‑Nakamura, Kamikawa-chō, Kanzaki-gun, Hyōgo-ken 679‑3114, Japan
- Coordinates: 35°03′56″ N 134°44′36″ E (35.06546 N, 134.74325 E)
Rail Services
- Line: Bantan Line
- Distance from line terminus: 29.6 km (18.4 mi) from Himeji Station.
- Platforms: One side platform and one island platform, connected to the station building by a footbridge.
- Train operations: The platforms are not direction‑specific; limited express services such as the Hamakaze depart from platform 1.
Facilities
- Staffed ticket office (Midori no Madoguchi).
- Bus stop connections.
History
- Opened on 25 July 1894.
- Following the privatization of Japan National Railways on 1 April 1987, the station came under JR West’s control.
Passenger Use
- In fiscal year 2016, an average of 413 passengers used the station daily.
Surrounding Area
Key facilities near the station include:
- Kamikawa Town Tourist Association (adjacent to the station building)
- Kamikawa Town Hall
- Kamikawa Municipal Teramae Elementary School
- Kamikawa Municipal Okochi Junior High School
References
Information compiled from the Wikipedia entry “Teramae Station,” accessed via a text extraction service.