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
Asagiri Station viewed south, November 2023
General information
Location	238 Ōkuradanikariguchi, Akashi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 673-0870 Japan
Coordinates	34°38′40″N 135°01′03″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 miles) from Kobe
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JR-A72
Website	Official website
History
Opened	20 June 1968 (1968-06-20)
Passengers
FY2019	16,069 daily
Location Asagiri Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Asagiri Station Asagiri Station (Japan) Show map of 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 and two tracks. It also features two additional bypass tracks which are normally utilized by Special Rapid train service. 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]

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Asagiri being assigned station number JR-A72.^[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 16,069 passengers daily^[5]

Surrounding area

• National Route 2
• National Route 28

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. "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.
2. "Ex-cop pleads not guilty in fatal '01 Akashi crush". The Japan Times Online. Japan: The Japan Times Ltd. 20 January 2012. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
3. "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
4. "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
5. 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