Akiaga Station (安芸阿賀駅, Akiaga-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[2]
Akiaga Station 安芸阿賀駅 | |||||||||||
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Akiaga Station building in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 6-chōme-3 Agachūō, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken 737-0003 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°14′8.8″N 132°36′0.3″E / 34.235778°N 132.600083°E | ||||||||||
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| Line(s) | Y Kure Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 62.9 km (39.1 miles) from Mihara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
| Station code | JR-Y15[1] | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 24 March 1935 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 2336 | ||||||||||
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Lines
editAkiaga Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 62.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.
Station layout
editThe station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an elevated station building.The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Takehara and Mihara |
| 2 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kure and Hiroshima |
History
editAkiaga Station was opened on 24 March 1935. After the Nihori Sea Route ferry was abolished on 1 July 1982, the connection function between Kure's Nigata Port at Nigata Station to Horie Station (Horie Pier) on the opposite shore of the Seto Inland Sea in Matsuyama, Ehime was transferred to Akiaga Station (the port of call for the Kure-Matsuyama Ferry). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2336 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
edit- Aga Port
- Japan National Route 185
- Kure City Hall Aga Civic Center (Branch)
- Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University Aga Campus
- Kure Municipal Kure High School
- Kure National College of Technology
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "広島エリア 5路線79駅への「駅ナンバー」の導入について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020
External links
edit Media related to Aki-Aga Station at Wikimedia Commons
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