Wadayama Station

{{short description|Railway station in Asago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Wadayama Station

| native_name = 和田山駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Wadayama_Station_ekisha.JPG

| alt =

| caption = Wadayama Station in Asago, Hyogo, Japan

| other_name =

| address = 184-5 Higashiya, Wadayama-chō, Asago-shi, Hyōgo-ken 669-5202

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|35.341406|134.851417|format=dms|display=inline, title|type:railwaystation_region:JP}}

| owned = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| operator = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| line = {{Plainlist|

}}

| distance = {{convert|119.0|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Kyoto|x}}

| platforms = 2 island platforms

| connections =

| structure = Ground level

|style=JR West

| code =

| status = Staffed

| website = {{Official|1=http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0630724}}

| opened = {{Start date|1906|04|01|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 1,104 daily{{cite web |author= |year=2024 |title=移動等円滑化取組報告書（鉄道駅） |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/company/action/service/universal_design/pdf/02_2023houkoku.pdf |publisher=JR West |language=ja |access-date=13 March 2025}}

| pass_year = FY 2023

| map_type = Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Wadayama Station

| services =

}}

{{Nihongo|Wadayama Station|和田山駅|Wadayama-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Asago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Wadayama Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 119.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Kyoto|x}}. It is also the northern terminus of the 65.7 kilometer Bantan Line from {{STN|Himeji|x}}.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected by an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

=Platforms=

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx= 15px San'in Main Line|dir= for {{STN|Toyooka|x|Hyōgo}} and {{STN|Kinosaki Onsen|x}}}}

{{ja-rail-line|pfn=3|first=3|nidx= 15px Bantan Line|dir= for {{STN|Teramae|x}} and {{STN|Himeji|x}}}}

Adjacent stations

{{J-rserv|service=Limited Express Kounotori|b=d|previous={{STN|Fukuchiyama|x}}|next={{STN|Yōka|x}}|col=blue}}

{{J-rserv|service=Limited Express Kinosaki|b=d|previous={{STN|Fukuchiyama|x}}|next={{STN|Yōka|x}}|col=orange}}

{{J-rserv|service=Limited Express Hamakaze|b=d|previous=to Bantan Line|next={{STN|Yōka|x}}|col=red}}

{{J-rserv|service=Local|previous={{STN|Yanase|x}}|next={{STN|Yabu|x}}|col=gray}}

{{J-rserv|service=Limited Express Hamakaze|b=d|previous={{STN|Ikuno|x|Hyōgo}}|next=to San'in Main Line|col=red}}

{{J-rserv|service=Local|b=d|previous={{STN|Takeda|x|Hyogo}}|col=gray}}

History

Wadayama Station opened on April 1, 1906. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 693 passengers daily{{cite web|url=https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kk11/oshirase-sougoude-ta/toukeisho30.html|script-title=ja:􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 |trans-title= Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook|year= 2018|publisher= Hyogo Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2021}}