Asagiri Station (Hyōgo)
Asagiri Station (朝霧駅, Asagiri-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Asagiri Station 朝霧駅 | |
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Asagiri Station viewed from the beach, April 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 238 Ōkuradanikariguchi, Akashi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 673-0870 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°38′40″N 135°01′03″E / 34.64439°N 135.017485°ECoordinates: 34°38′40″N 135°01′03″E / 34.64439°N 135.017485°E |
| Owned by | West Japan Railway Company |
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company |
| Line(s) | San'yō Main Line |
| Distance | 17.0 km (10.6 mi) from Kobe |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Connections |
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| Other information | |
| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) |
| Station code | JR-A72 |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 June 1968 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 16,069 daily |
| Location | |
Asagiri Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Asagiri Station Asagiri Station (Japan) | |
Lines
Asagiri Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line (also referred to as the JR Kobe Line), and is located 17.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 50.1 kilometers from Osaka.
Station layout
The station consists of one island platform. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ JR Kobe Line | for Sannomiya, Amagasaki, and Osaka |
| 2 | ■ JR Kobe Line | for Nishi-Akashi and Himeji |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR West | ||||
| Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) | ||||
| Maiko | Local | Akashi | ||
| Limited Express Super Hakuto: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Limited Express Hamakaze: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Commuter Limited Express Rakuraku Harima: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Special Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
| Rapid: Does not stop at this station | ||||
History
Asagiri Station opened on 20 June 1968. 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.
Eleven people were killed and 247 injured in the Akashi pedestrian bridge accident that occurred on a pedestrian bridge leading to the station on 21 July 2001.[2]
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 16,069 passengers daily[3]
Surrounding area
See also
References
- ^ "駅情報 JRおでかけネット" [Station Information – JR Odekake.net] (in Japanese). Japan: West Japan Railway Company. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Ex-cop pleads not guilty in fatal '01 Akashi crush". The Japan Times Online. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
Media related to Asagiri Station (Hyōgo) at Wikimedia Commons
- JR West Station Official Site