Ao Station (粟生駅, Ao-eki) is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Ono, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated jointly by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West), the third sector Hojo Railway Company (北条鉄道株式会社, Hōjō Tetsudō Kabushikigaisha) and the private Kobe Electric Railway (Shintetsu).
Ao Station 粟生駅 | |
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 Ao Station in June 2019 | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1821 Ao-cho Maeda, Ono-shi, Hyōgo-ken 675-1358 Japan |
| Coordinates | 34°51′25″N 134°54′36″E / 34.856918°N 134.909878°E |
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| Platforms | 1 bay + 1 side + 1 island platform |
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| Other information | |
| Status | Unstaffed |
| Station code | KB59 (Hojo Railway) |
| Website | Official website |
| History | |
| Opened | 13 October 1913 |
| Passengers | |
| FY2019 | 1038 (JR) 859 (Shintetsu) daily |
| Location | |
  Ao Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture  Ao Station Ao Station (Japan) | |
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Lines edit
Ao Station is served by the JR West Kakogawa Line and is 16.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kakogawa. It is also the terminal station of the 13.7 kilometer Hōjō Railway Hōjō Line and the 29.2 kilometer Ao Line
Station layout edit
The station consists of a ground-level side platform, island platform and bay platform all connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 4 | ■  Ao Line
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for Suzurandai,Shinkaichi, Arima Onsen and Sanda |
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former platform, now unused |
| 2 | ■  Kakogawa Line
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for Yakujin and Kakogawa |
| 1 | ■ Kakogawa Line
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for Nishiwakishi and Tanikawa |
| 3 | ■  Hōjō Railway Hōjō Line
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for Hokkeguchi and Hōjōmachi |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) | ||||
| Kakogawa Line | ||||
| Onomachi | - | Kawainishi | ||
| Hōjō Railway | ||||
| Hōjō Line | ||||
| Terminus | - | Abiki | ||
| Kobe Electric Railway | ||||
| Ao Line | ||||
| Hata | - | Terminus | ||
History edit
Ao Station opened on August 10, 1913. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 1038 passengers daily and the Shintetsu portion of the station was used by 859 passengers daily.[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Ono Station Park
- Awao Children's Garden
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links edit
- Official website (JR West)(in Japanese)
- Official website (Hōjō Railway) (in Japanese)
- Official website (Kobe Electric Railway) (in Japanese)
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