Station

Himeji-Bessho

ひめじ別所

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Himeji-Bessho
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Timetable information

Known weekday departures: 118/day · Known Sat & holiday departures: 118/day

First / last known departure (weekday): 5:12 / 24:57 (00:57 next day)

Busiest hour (known departures): 7:00–8:00 (10)


Figures are the departures known from the timetable data, not a count of today's actual service.

Timetable data as of 2 May 2026 (retrieved in spring/summer 2026).

Adjacent stations

Location

History

Himeji-Bessho Station opened on 1 March 2005 as an infill station on the JR San'yō Main Line, on the northeast side of the JR Freight Himeji Freight Station and operated by JR West. It lies in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, 48.4 kilometers from Kobe and 81.5 kilometers from Osaka. The station consists of two ground-level side platforms connected by a footbridge and is staffed. Station numbering was introduced in March 2018, assigning Himeji-Bessho the identifier JR-A82.

Notes

Himeji-Bessho Station was sited on the north-east side of Himeji Freight Station, which is operated by Japan Freight Railway (JR Freight).

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