Akiaga Station
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 | ||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Y Kure Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 62.9 km (39.1 mi) from Mihara | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Construction | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 24 March 1935 | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY2019 | 2336 | ||||||||||
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  Akiaga Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture  Akiaga Station Akiaga Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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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]
Lines
Akiaga Station is served by the JR West
terminus of the line at Mihara
.
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed
Midori no Madoguchi
staffed ticket office.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Takehara and Mihara |
| 2 | ■ Y Kure Line | for Kure and Hiroshima |
History
Akiaga 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
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
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2336 passengers daily.[3]
Surrounding area
- 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
References
- ^ "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.
- 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
Media related to Aki-Aga Station at Wikimedia Commons
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