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in Aioi,

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, operated by the

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(JR West).

Lines

Aioi Station is served by the

Sanyō Shinkansen is a former Japanese electronics manufacturer founded in 1947 by Toshio Iue, the brother-in-law of Kōnosuke Matsushita, the founder of Matsushita Electric Industrial, now known as Panasonic. Iue left Matsushita Electric to start his own bus ...

, and is located 112.4 kilometers from the

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of the line at and 665.0 kilometers from . It is also served by the

Sanyō Main Line is a former Japanese electronics manufacturer founded in 1947 by Toshio Iue, the brother-in-law of Kōnosuke Matsushita, the founder of Matsushita Electric Industrial, now known as Panasonic. Iue left Matsushita Electric to start his own bu ...

and is 75.5 kilometers from and 108.6 kilometers from . It is also a terminus of the 57.4 kilometer Akō Line to .

Station layout

Aioi Station has a ground level

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and a ground-level

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for normal services, connected by an elevated station building. The Shinkansen portion of the station as two elevated opposed side platforms. The ticket barrier is on the second floor, as are the two exit (South and North). The Sanyo Main Line tracks are on first floor, the Shinkansen tracks are on third floor.

Platforms

Shinkansen

Conventional Line

Adjacent stations

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History

Aioi Station was opened on 10 July 1890 as . It was renamed 1 October 1942. 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.

Accidents

On 28 October 2008 at 14:42, a person was killed at the station after climbing down from the platform onto the down shinkansen track. The person was hit by the non-stop ''Nozomi'' 25 service.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 4,355 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

*Aioi Municipal Hospital * Japan National Route 250

References

External links

JR West Station Official Site
Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture Sanyō Main Line Sanyō Shinkansen Railway stations in Japan opened in 1890 Aioi, Hyōgo {{Hyogo-railstation-stub