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located in the town of

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, Mikata District, Hyōgo,

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, operated by

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(JR West). The railway is carried into the station across the

Amarube Viaduct The is a railway bridge in the town of Kami, Hyōgo (Mikata), Kami, Mikata District, Hyōgo, Mikata District, Hyōgo Prefecture, on JR West's Sanin Main Line between the stations of Yoroi Station, Yoroi and Amarube Station, Amarube. The orig ...

. It opened on April 16, 1959.

Lines

Amarube Station is served by the

San'in Main Line The is a railway line in western Japan, which connects Kyoto and Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). It is the major railway line of the San'in region, approximately paralleling the Japan Sea, crossing Kyot ...

, and is located 187.2 kilometers from the

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of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one

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serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Gallery

Amarube bridge-Kiha189.jpg, View of the Amarube railway bridge with a

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train New amarube brighe 3.JPG, Construction of the new railway bridge, March 2010 Amarube-Station-Bridge.JPG, The old railway bridge, March 2008

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 55 passengers daily.

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