Higashi-Kakogawa Station 東加古川駅 | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Hiraokacho Shinzaike, Kakogawa-shi, Hyōgo-ken 675-0101 Japan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°44′45″N 134°52′09″E / 34.7457°N 134.8693°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||||||||
Line(s) | San'yō Main Line | ||||||||||
Distance | 35.5 km (22.1 mi) from Kobe | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Ground level, Elevated | ||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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Status | Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) | ||||||||||
Station code | JR-A78 | ||||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1 October 1961 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
FY2019 | 13,820 daily | ||||||||||
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Higashi-Kakogawa Station (東加古川駅, Higashi-Kakogawa-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Higashi-Kakogawa Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 35.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 68.6 kilometers from Osaka.
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office
1 | ■ San'yō Main Line | for Kakogawa and Himeji |
2 | ■ San'yō Main Line | for Sannomiya and Osaka |
Higashi-Kakogawa Station opened on October 1, 1961. 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.
Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Higashi-Kakogawa being assigned station number JR-A78.[1][2]
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,820 passengers daily[3]