is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi,

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, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Asagiri Station is served by the JR

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(also referred to as the JR Kobe Line), and is located 17.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 50.1 kilometers from .

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform and two tracks. It also features two additional bypass tracks which are normally utilized by Special Rapid train service. The station has a '' Midori no Madoguchi'' staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

Asagiri Station opened on 20 June 1968. 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. Eleven people were killed and 247 injured in the

Akashi pedestrian bridge accident The was a human crush that occurred on 21 July 2001 in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan. In the incident, a large crowd of people packed into a partially enclosed pedestrian overpass leading to Asagiri Station after a fireworks show. The resulting crush k ...

that occurred on a pedestrian bridge leading to the station on 21 July 2001.

Station numbering Station numbering is a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. It aims to facilitate navigation for foreign travelers not familiar with the local language by using globally understood ch ...

was introduced in March 2018 with Asagiri being assigned station number JR-A72.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 16,069 passengers daily

Surrounding area

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* National Route 28

References

External links

JR West Station Official Site
Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture Sanyō Main Line Railway stations in Japan opened in 1968 Akashi, Hyōgo {{Hyōgo-railstation-stub