is a passenger railway station located in Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). This station is the closest on the line to the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge, which is directly above the station and is also near Kyogo Prefectural Maiko Park.
Lines Maiko Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line (also referred to as the JR Kobe Line), and is located 15.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 48.2 kilometers from .
Station layout The station consists of one island platform connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. Special Rapid Service trains typically bypass the station on the two northernmost tracks while local trains normally stop at the station on the two southernmost tracks.
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History Maiko Station opened on 1 July 1896 as a temporary stop, and was promoted to a full station on 1 December 1906. 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 Maiko being assigned station number JR-A71.
Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 18,856 passengers daily
Surrounding area Maiko-kōen Station (Sanyo Electric Railway Main Line) Hyogo Prefectural Maiko Park Akashi Kaikyō Bridge Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Akashi Domain Maiko Battery, National Historic Site
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR West Station Official Site