is a junction passenger

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located in the city of

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Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and has a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to the southeast, an ...

, Japan. It is operated jointly by the

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(JR West), the third sector and the private

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(Shintetsu).

Lines

Ao Station is served by the JR West

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and is 16.6 kilometers from the

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of the line at . It is also the terminal station of the 13.7 kilometer

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and the 29.2 kilometer Ao Line

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level

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and

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all connected by a footbridge. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

Ao Station opened on August 10, 1913. With the privatization of the

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(JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Passenger statistics

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.

Surrounding area

* Ono Station Park *Awao Children's Garden

References

External links

Official website (JR West)

Official website (Hōjō Railway)

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1913 Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture Ono, Hyōgo {{Hyōgo-railstation-stub