Nakayamadera Station

Nakayamadera Station (中山寺駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takarazuka, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Nakayamadera Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line), and is located 14.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Amagasaki and 22.2 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
Nakayamadera Station opened on 27 December 1897, as Nakayama Station (中山駅) a station of Hankaku Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. It was renamed to its present name on 11 September 1915. 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 Nakayamadera being assigned station number JR-G55.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 1318 passengers daily

Surrounding area

 * Nakayama-dera Temple
 * Japan National Route 176