Aino Station (相野駅, Aino-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Sanda, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]

Aino Station

相野駅
Aino Station in September 2009
General information
LocationShimoaino Gotanda 331-1, Sanda-shi, Hyōgo-ken 669-1345
Japan
Coordinates34°58′37″N 135°09′19″E / 34.97694°N 135.15528°E / 34.97694; 135.15528
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) Fukuchiyama Line
(JR Takarazuka Line)
Distance44.0 km (27.3 mi) from Amagasaki
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeGround level
AccessibleNone
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code JR-G63 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened25 March 1899 (1899-03-25)
Passengers
FY20163548 daily
Location
Aino Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Aino Station
Aino Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Aino Station is located in Japan
Aino Station
Aino Station
Aino Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Aino Station is served by the Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line), and is located 44.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Amagasaki and 51.7 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout edit

The station consists of two opposed ground-level side platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms edit

1    Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) for Sasayamaguchi and Fukuchiyama
2    Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line) for Sanda and Takarazuka

Adjacent stations edit

« Service »
Fukuchiyama Line (JR Takarazuka Line)
Hirono   Local   Aimoto
Hirono   Regional Rapid Service   Aimoto
Hirono   Rapid Service   Aimoto
Hirono   Tambaji Rapid Service   Aimoto

History edit

Aino Station opened on 25 March 1899, as a station of Hankaku Railway, which was nationalized in 1907. 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 in March 2018 with Aino being assigned station number JR-G64.[2][3]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 3548 passengers daily[4]

Surrounding area edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "「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.
  4. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  • 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. p. 126. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.

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