is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyà Âgo, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). As part of the Urban Network, the ICOCA, Suica, PiTaPa, TOICA and SUGOCA can all be used on the San'yà  Main Line (they can not be used for Shinkansen service).
Nishi-Akashi Station is served by the JR San'yà  Main Line, and is located 22.8 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 55.9 kilometers from . On the San'yà  Shinkansen, the station is 59.7 kilometers from and 612.3 kilometers from .
The Shinkansen and regular train platforms are located some distance from each other, and are connected by a pedestrian overpass located above a public road. As the overpass to the regular platform is inaccessible from the south entrance to the station, passengers are allowed to access it via the Shinkansen side of the station. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
In order to better serve passengers with different needs, escalators and elevators are located in the following areas:
The San'yà  Shinkansen has two elevated opposed side platforms. There are two pass-through lines between the two platforms as well, allowing trains to go through the station without stopping. The San'yà  Main Line (JR Kà Âbe Line) has three island platforms which can handle six trains simultaneously.
Nishi-Akashi station opened on 1 April 1944. 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 to the Kobe Line platforms in March 2018 with Nishi-Akashi being assigned station number JR-A74.
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 32,049 passengers daily