Agaho Station

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).

Agaho Station 英賀保駅
Agaho Station in August 2007
General information
Location	132 Yamasakidai, Shikama-ku, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 672-8096 Japan
Coordinates	34.8130°N 134.6449°E / 34.8130; 134.6449
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'yō Main Line
Distance	59.4 km (36.9 mi) from Kobe
Platforms	1 side + 1 island platform
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	15 April 1913 (1913-04-15)
Passengers
FY2019	4623 daily
Location Agaho Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Agaho Station Agaho Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

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

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■  San'yō Main Line	for Kamigōri and Okayama
2, 3	■  San'yō Main Line	for Himeji and Osaka

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
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

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

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4623 passengers daily^[2]

Surrounding area

• Himeji City Agaho Elementary School
• Eiga Castle Ruins
• Aga Shrine

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. 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.
2. 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

Media related to Agaho Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site