Maya Station

Maya Station (摩耶駅, Maya-eki) is a railway station on the JR Kobe Line in Nada-ku, Kobe, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It opened on 26 March 2016.[1]

Maya Station

摩耶駅
The north side of the station in October 2018
Location5-5 Nadaminamidori, Nada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo-ken 657-0841
Japan
Operated by JR West
Line(s)■ JR Kobe Line
Distance27.3 km from Osaka
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Other information
Websitewww.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0610154
History
Opened26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
Passengers
Approx. 16,000 per day (forecast)

Lines

Maya Station is served by the JR Kobe Line (part of the Tokaido Main Line). Located between Rokkomichi and Nada, it is 27.3 km from Osaka Station. Only all-stations "Local" services stop at this station.[2]

Station layout

The station has one island platform serving two tracks, with the station building built over the tracks.

Platforms
1 ■ JR Kobe Line for Osaka
2 ■ JR Kobe Line for Himeji

Facilities and accessibility

The station has three elevators: one at each entrance and one providing access to the platforms. Similarly, three escalators are provided: one at each entrance and one for the platforms.

In addition to solar panels on the roof of the station, the station incorporates a system which converts electricity generated by trains when they brake to augment the station power supply, the first time such a system has been used by JR West.[3]

  • The north entrance in March 2016
  • The platforms in March 2016

Adjacent stations
« Service »
JR Kobe Line
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Rokkomichi (JR-A58) Local Nada (JR-A60)

History
Higashi-Nada Yard on the site of what is now Maya Station in June 2009

Details of the new station were formally announced by JR West on 2 October 2015.[4] The name is derived from the nearby Mount Maya, after which many local features are named.[3] JR West bore virtually all of the total construction costs of JPY 4 billion.[4]

Passenger statistics

The station is expected to be used by an average of approximately 16,000 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. 平成28年春ダイヤ改正について [Details of spring 2016 timetable revision] (PDF). News release (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. 18 December 2015. p. 4. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  2. 兵庫県内２つの新駅は「摩耶」と「東姫路」　来春開業でＪＲ西発表 [JR West announces new stations in Hyogo Prefecture: Maya and Higashi-Himeji, opening spring 2016]. Sankei West (in Japanese). Japan: The Sankei Shimbun & Sankei Digital. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  3. Mori, Nobuhiro (2 October 2015). ＪＲ神戸線の新駅「摩耶」と「東姫路」に　来春開業 [New JR Kobe Line stations, Maya and Higashi-Himeji, opening in spring 2016]. Kobe Shimbun Next (in Japanese). Japan: Kobe Shimbun. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  4. 神戸線の新駅名は「摩耶」「東姫路」　ＪＲ西、16年春開業へ [New JR West stations on Kobe Line to be Maya and Higashi-Himeji - opening in spring 2016]. Nikkei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan: Nikkei Inc. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

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