Himeji-Bessho Station

Railway station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

ConstructionStructure typeGround levelAccessibleYesOther informationStatusStaffedStation code JR-A82 WebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 March 2005 (2005-03-01)PassengersFY20191924 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Gochaku towards Himeji		JR Kōbe Line Rapid		Sone towards Ōsaka

Location
Himeji-Bessho Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Himeji-Bessho Station Himeji-Bessho Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Himeji-Bessho Station (ひめじ別所駅, Himeji-Bessho-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The station was opened on March 1, 2005, on the north-east side of Himeji Freight Station (姫路貨物駅) operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).

Lines

Himeji-Bessho Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 48.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 81.5 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■ San'yō Main Line	for Sannomiya and Osaka
2	■ San'yō Main Line	for Kakogawa and Himeji

History

Himeji-Bessho Station was opened on 1 March 2005 as an infill station.^[1]

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Himeji-Bessho being assigned station number JR-A82.^[2]^[3]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 1924 passengers daily^[4]

Surrounding area

Japan National Route 2
Himeji City Higashi Junior High School
Hyogo Prefectural Himeji Bessho High School
Hakuryo Junior and Senior High School

References

^ "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.
^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2022.