Higashi-Kakogawa Station

Higashi-Kakogawa Station

東加古川駅
Higashi-Kakogawa Station, August 2012
General information
LocationHiraokacho Shinzaike, Kakogawa-shi, Hyōgo-ken 675-0101
Japan
Coordinates34°44′45″N 134°52′09″E / 34.7457°N 134.8693°E / 34.7457; 134.8693
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) San'yō Main Line
Distance35.5 km (22.1 miles) from Kobe
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeGround level, Elevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code JR-A78 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 October 1961 (1961-10-01)
Passengers
FY201913,820 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Kakogawa
towards Himeji
JR Kōbe Line
Rapid
Local
(some services)
Tsuchiyama
towards Ōsaka
Location
Higashi-Kakogawa Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Higashi-Kakogawa Station
Higashi-Kakogawa Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Higashi-Kakogawa Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Kakogawa Station
Higashi-Kakogawa Station
Higashi-Kakogawa Station (Japan)

Higashi-Kakogawa Station (東加古川駅, Higashi-Kakogawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

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Higashi-Kakogawa Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 35.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 68.6 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

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The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office

Platforms

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1   San'yō Main Line for Kakogawa and Himeji
2   San'yō Main Line for Sannomiya and Osaka

History

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Higashi-Kakogawa Station opened on October 1, 1961. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Higashi-Kakogawa being assigned station number JR-A78.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,820 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Japan National Route 2
  • Kakogawa Municipal Hiraoka Junior High School
  • Kakogawa City Hiraoka Minami Junior High School
  • Hyogo Prefectural Higashi Harima High School
  • ÆON Kakogawa

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "「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.
  3. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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