is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines Asagiri Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line (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.
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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 that occurred on a pedestrian bridge leading to the station on 21 July 2001.
Station numbering 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 National Route 2 National Route 28
See also List of railway stations in Japan
References
External links
JR West Station Official Site