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
LocationWaku Aboshiku, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 671-1227
Japan
Coordinates34°48′51.59″N 134°35′3.01″E / 34.8143306°N 134.5841694°E / 34.8143306; 134.5841694
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) San'yō Main Line
Distance65.1 km (40.5 mi) from Kobe
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened11 November 1889 (1889-11-11)
Passengers
FY20197759 daily
Location
Aboshi Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Aboshi Station
Aboshi Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Aboshi Station is located in Japan
Aboshi Station
Aboshi Station
Aboshi Station (Japan)

Lines edit

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 edit

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

Platforms edit

1    San'yō Main Line for Kamigōri and Okayama
2, 3    San'yō Main Line for Himeji and Osaka

Adjacent stations edit

« 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 edit

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 edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7759 passengers daily[1]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links edit

  Media related to Aboshi Station at Wikimedia Commons