Agaho Station
Agaho Station 英賀保駅 | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | 132 Yamasakidai, Shikama-ku, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 672-8096 Japan | ||||
Coordinates | 34°48′47″N 134°38′42″E / 34.8130°N 134.6449°E | ||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||
Line(s) | San'yō Main Line | ||||
Distance | 59.4 km (36.9 miles) from Kobe | ||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
Connections |
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Other information | |||||
Status | Staffed | ||||
Website | Official website | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 15 April 1913 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
FY2019 | 4623 daily | ||||
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Agaho Station (英賀保駅, Agaho-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Agaho Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 59.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 92.5 kilometers from Osaka.
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
Platforms
[edit]1 | ■ San'yō Main Line | for Kamigōri and Okayama |
2, 3 | ■ San'yō Main Line | for Himeji and Osaka |
Adjacent stations
[edit]« | Service | » | ||
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JR West | ||||
Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) | ||||
Limited Express Super Hakuto: Does not stop at this station | ||||
Himeji | Special Rapid | Harima-Katsuhara | ||
Himeji | Local/Rapid | Harima-Katsuhara |
History
[edit]Agaho Station began as the Agaho Signal Stop on 1 November 1911. It became a full station on 15 April 1913.[1] With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.[1] 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.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4623 passengers daily[2]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Himeji City Agaho Elementary School
- Eiga Castle Ruins
- Aga Shrine
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 219. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
- ^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
External links
[edit]Media related to Agaho Station at Wikimedia Commons