Akiaga Station

Location
	Akiaga Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Akiaga Station Akiaga Station (Japan)

Akiaga Station

安芸阿賀駅
Akiaga Station; 安芸阿賀駅
	Akiaga Station building in 2008
General information
Location	6-chōme-3 Agachūō, Kure-shi, Hiroshima-ken 737-0003; Japan
Coordinates	34°14′8.8″N 132°36′0.3″E / 34.235778°N 132.600083°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Y Kure Line
Distance	62.9 km (39.1 miles) from Mihara
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop;
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code	JR-Y15
Website	Official website
History
Opened	24 March 1935
Passengers
FY2019	2336
Services
Location
Location
	Akiaga Station Location within Hiroshima Prefecture Akiaga Station Akiaga Station (Japan)

Akiaga Station (安芸阿賀駅, Akiaga-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[2]

Lines

Akiaga Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 62.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.

Station layout

The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an elevated station building.The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

1	■ Y Kure Line	for Takehara and Mihara
2	■ Y Kure Line	for Kure and Hiroshima

History

Akiaga Station was opened on 24 March 1935. After the Nihori Sea Route ferry was abolished on 1 July 1982, the connection function between Kure's Nigata Port at Nigata Station to Horie Station (Horie Pier) on the opposite shore of the Seto Inland Sea in Matsuyama, Ehime was transferred to Akiaga Station (the port of call for the Kure-Matsuyama Ferry). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2336 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

Aga Port
Japan National Route 185
Kure City Hall Aga Civic Center (Branch)
Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University Aga Campus
Kure Municipal Kure High School
Kure National College of Technology

References

^ "広島エリア 5路線79駅への「駅ナンバー」の導入について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第6巻広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
^ Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

External links

Media related to Aki-Aga Station at Wikimedia Commons

JR West Station Official Site

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[number_hiroshima-1] "広島エリア 5路線79駅への「駅ナンバー」の導入について" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). West Japan Railway Company. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[Kawashima-2] Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第6巻広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.

[3] Numerical National Land Information Passenger Number Data by Station - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, September 2020

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