Aioi Station (Hyōgo) Explained

Aioi Station
Native Name:相生駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Address:1-10 Hongo-cho, Aioi City, Hyōgo Prefecture 678-0006
Country:Japan
Operator:JR West
Distance: from
Platforms:3 side + 1 island platform
Tracks:5 (2 Shinkansen)
Connections: Bus stop
Structure:Elevated (Shinkansen)
At grade (conventional)
Status:Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Former:Naba (to 1942)
Passengers:4355 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan Kansai#Japan
Map Dot Label:Aioi Station

is a junction passenger railway station in Aioi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Lines

Aioi Station is served by the Sanyō Shinkansen, and is located 112.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 665.0 kilometers from . It is also served by the Sanyō Main Line and is 75.5 kilometers from and 108.6 kilometers from . It is also a terminus of the 57.4 kilometer Akō Line to .

Station layout

Aioi Station has a ground level side platform and a ground-level island platform for normal services, connected by an elevated station building. The Shinkansen portion of the station as two elevated opposed side platforms. The ticket barrier is on the second floor, as are the two exit (South and North). The Sanyo Main Line tracks are on first floor, the Shinkansen tracks are on third floor.

Conventional Line

Adjacent stations

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History

Aioi Station was opened on 10 July 1890 as . It was renamed 1 October 1942. 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.

Accidents

On 28 October 2008 at 14:42, a person was killed at the station after climbing down from the platform onto the down shinkansen track. The person was hit by the non-stop Nozomi 25 service.[2]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,355 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hyōgo no tetsudō zen'eki : jēāru sanseku kennai hyakurokujūsan'eki haisen ryakuzutsuki tetsudō isan mokuzō ekisha o tazunete sharyō ichirantsuki. 2011. Kōbeshinbunsōgōshuppansentā. Kōbe Shinbun Sōgō Shuppan Sentā., 神戶新聞総合出版センター.. 9784343006028. Kobe, Japan. 776109204.
  2. Book: Sato, Yuichi . 鉄道人身事故データブック2002-2009 . Railway Accident Data Book 2002-2009 . Tsugeshobo . July 2011 . Japan . 24. 978-4-8068-0620-2.
  3. Web site: 兵庫県統計書. 兵庫県. 兵庫県. ja. 2019-07-25.