Aokura Station

Aokura

青倉駅
Aokura; 青倉駅
	Aokura Station, April 2018
General information
Location	1521-2 Maeda, Mononobe, Asago-shi, Hyōgo-ken 679-3401; Japan
Coordinates	35°16′02″N 134°48′42″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Bantan Line
Distance	55.6 km (34.5 mi) from Himeji
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 August 1934
Passengers
FY2016	52 daily
Location
	Aokura Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Aokura Station Aokura Station (Japan)

Aokura Station (青倉駅, Aokura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Asago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1][2] The name Aokura come from Aokura shrine that is about 5 kilometers east of the station and is known as the "God of Eyes" in Japan.[3]

Lines

Aokura Station is served by the Bantan Line, and is located 55.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Himeji.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track.[1][2] The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Bantan Line
Limited Express Hamakaze: Does not stop at this station
Nii	Local	Takeda

History

Aokura Station opened on August 10, 1934. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 52 passengers daily[4]

Surrounding area

Aokura Shrine

References

兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第3巻京都北部・兵庫エリア [Sanyo and San'in Lines - All routes, stations and tracks Volume 3: North Kyoto and Hyogo Areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2012. ISBN 978-4-06-295153-1.
The Compilation Committee of the History of Asago Town (1981). 近代朝来町の歩み朝来町史下巻 [The Course of Modern Asago Town: History of Asago Town (the second volume)] (in Japanese). The Board of Education of Asago Town.
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External links

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Station Official Site

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[kobe-np-1] 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.

[Kodansha-2] 山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第3巻京都北部・兵庫エリア [Sanyo and San'in Lines - All routes, stations and tracks Volume 3: North Kyoto and Hyogo Areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2012. ISBN 978-4-06-295153-1.

[asago-3] The Compilation Committee of the History of Asago Town (1981). 近代朝来町の歩み朝来町史下巻 [The Course of Modern Asago Town: History of Asago Town (the second volume)] (in Japanese). The Board of Education of Asago Town.

[Hyogo_stats-4] 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.