Yamashita Station (Hyōgo)

Yamashita Station (山下駅) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Kawanishi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company Nose Electric Railway.

Lines
Yamashita Station is served by the Myōken Line, and is located 8.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kawanishi-Noseguchi. It is also the terminus of a 2.6 kilometer spur line to Nissei-chuo.

Station layout
The station consists of one V-shaped central island platform with a side platform on both sides. The station has three floors, with ticket gates on the first floor, a transfer concourse on the second floor, and the island platform on the third floor. Elevators are installed on all platforms, but only the elevators on the center platforms of tracks 2 and 3 directly connect the ticket gates on the 1st floor, and passengers on the side platforms much change elevators or use the stairs.

History
Yamashita Station opened on November 3, 1923.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 6,474 passengers daily

Surrounding area

 * Kawanishi City Folk Museum
 * Kawanishi City Azumaya Public Hall
 * Kawanishi Municipal East Housing Complex
 * Kawanishi Municipal Kawanishi Hospital