Kakogawa Station

Railway station in Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Kakogawa Station (加古川駅, 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

Kakogawa Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 39.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kōbe and 72.2 kilometers from Osaka. It is also the southern terminus of the 48.1 kilometer Kakogawa Line to Tanikawa.

Station layout

The station consists of three elevated island platforms with the station building underneath.^[1] The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

History

The station opened on 23 December 1888 when the Sanyō Railway extended from Akashi to Himeji. On 1 April 1913, Banshū Railway (now Kakogawa Line) opened its terminal named Kakogawachō, which was merged into Kakogawa Station later (the railway company's application was posted on the Official Gazette (Kanpō) on 14 May 1915, but the actual date of the merger is unknown). The Banshū Railway also opened the line later named the Takasago Line originating from Kakogawachō on 1 December 1913. The Takasago Line closed on December 1, 1984.^[2] 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.

Station numbering was introduced to the Kobe Line platforms in March 2018 with Kakogawa being assigned station number JR-A79.^[3][4]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 23,989 passengers daily^[5]

Surrounding area

• Japan National Route 2
• Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Higashi High School
• Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Nishi High School
• Kakogawa Municipal Kakogawa Junior High School

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. West Japan Rawilway Company. "加古川駅 構内図". Retrieved 20 January 2013.
2. Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. pp. 218, 239, 242. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
3. "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.
4. "「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.
5. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Kakogawa Station at Wikimedia Commons

• JR West Station Official Site