Shikama Station | |
Native Name: | 飾磨駅 |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Address: | Shikamaku Tamachi, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 672-8052 |
Country: | Japan |
Operator: | Sanyo Electric Railway |
Distance: | 50.9 km from |
Platforms: | 1 bay platforms |
Code: | SY40 |
Former: | Shikamamachi (to 1924); Dentetsu Shikama (to 1991) |
Passengers: | 4791 (boarding only) |
Pass Year: | FY2019 |
Map Type: | Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan |
Map Dot Label: | Shikama Station |
is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private Sanyo Electric Railway.
Shikama Station is served by the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line and is 50.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . It is also the terminal station for the Sanyo Railway Aboshi Line and is 5.6 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at .
The station consists of one ground-level bay platform serving three tracks.[1] The Main Line trains use the outside platforms, and the Aboshi Line trains use the middle, dead-headed portion. The station entrance is located southwest of the platforms, and is connected to the platforms through a footbridge. The station is unattended.
The station opened on 19 August 1923, as on the Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line. It was renamed on 16 January 1924. The Aboshi Line started operations on 15 October 1940. It was renamed to its present name on 7 April 1991.
In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 4791 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2]