is a passenger

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located in the city of Toyooka,

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, operated by

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(JR West). It serves the

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(hot spring) district of Kinosaki.

Lines

Kinosaki Onsen Station is served by the

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and is 158.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at . The station is the dividing point between the electrified segment of the line up to

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, and the non-electrified segment down to Hōki-Daisen. This is the farthest along the line that any regularly scheduled train from Kyoto will go (except the ''Hakuto'' Limited Express, which stops at

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but avoids the San'in Line for much of its route). Passengers wishing to continue onward must change trains at this station. The station is also the departure point of an

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to the summit of Mount Daishi.

Limited express services

* '' Kounotori'': - Kinosaki Onsen (via the

Fukuchiyama Line The is a railway line operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting Osaka and Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Fukuchiyama, Japan. Within JR West's "Urban Network" covering the Osaka–Kobe–Kyoto metropolitan region, the line from Osaka to S ...

) * '' Kinosaki'': Kyoto - Kinosaki Onsen (via the

) * ''

Hamakaze The is a limited express train service in Japan operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West), which runs from to and . Stops Trains stop at the following stations: – – – – ( Nishi-Akashi) – () – – – – – � ...

'': Osaka - , , (via the

Bantan Line The is a railway line that connects Himeji and Wadayama station in Asago City, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The line is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and serves as a connector between the Sanyo Main Line and the Sanin Main L ...

)

Station layout

The station consists of two

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s and one

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serving four tracks at ground level. The platforms are connected by a footbridge, and the station has a ''

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'' staffed ticket office. Elevator access available on platforms 2, 3 & 4.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

History

The station was opened on 5 September 1909 as . It was renamed Kinosaki Onsen Station in 2005.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2017, the station was used by an average of 1048 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

* Kinosaki Onsen

References

External links

JR West station information
{{Sanin Main Line (Tottori area) Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture Railway stations in Japan opened in 1909 Sanin Main Line Toyooka, Hyōgo