is a junction passenger railway station in Aioi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Aioi Station is served by the Sanyō Shinkansen, and is located 112.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at and 665.0 kilometers from . It is also served by the Sanyō Main Line and is 75.5 kilometers from and 108.6 kilometers from . It is also a terminus of the 57.4 kilometer Akō Line to .

Aioi Station (Hyōgo)

Station layout

Aioi Station has a ground level side platform and a ground-level island platform 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.

Aioi Station (Hyōgo)

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.

Aioi Station (Hyōgo)

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 4355 passengers daily

Surrounding area

Aioi Municipal Hospital

Japan National Route 250

See also

List of railway stations in Japan

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