Aboshi Station

Aboshi Station (網干駅, Aboshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Aboshi Station 網干駅
Aboshi Station in September 2019
General information
Location	Waku Aboshiku, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 671-1227 Japan
Coordinates	34°48′51.59″N 134°35′3.01″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'yō Main Line
Distance	65.1 km (40.5 miles) from Kobe
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	11 November 1889 (1889-11-11)
Passengers
FY2019	7759 daily
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Lines

Aboshi Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 65.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 98.2 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
Harima-Katsuhara		Special Rapid		Tatsuno
Harima-Katsuhara		Local Rapid service: Nishi-Akashi or Akashi - Takatsuki or Kyoto		Tatsuno

History

Aboshi Station was opened on 11 November 1889. 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 7759 passengers daily^[1]

Surrounding area

• Hyogo Prefectural Taishi High School
• Japan National Route 179

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan