Aboshi Station

{{short description|Railway station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Aboshi Station

| native_name = 網干駅

| native_name_lang = ja

| type =

| image = Aboshi-sta-south.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Aboshi Station in September 2019

| other_name =

| style = JR West

| address = Waku Aboshiku, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 671-1227

| country = Japan

| coordinates = {{Coord|34|48|51.59|N|134|35|3.01|E|type:railwaystation_region:JP|display=inline, title}}

| owned = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| operator = 16px West Japan Railway Company

| line = 15px San'yō Main Line

| distance = {{convert|65.1|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Kobe|x|Hyogo}}

| platforms = 2 side platforms

| connections = {{Plainlist|

Bus stop

}}

| structure =

| code =

| status = Staffed

| website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0610621}}

| opened = {{Start date|1889|11|11|df=y}}

| closed =

| former =

| passengers = 7759 daily

| pass_year = FY2019

| map_type = Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan

| map_dot_label = Aboshi Station

| services =

}}

{{Nihongo|Aboshi Station|網干駅|Aboshi-eki}} is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Aboshi Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 65.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at {{STN|Kobe|x|Hyogo}} and 98.2 kilometers from {{STN|Osaka|x}}.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.

=Platforms=

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{{ja-rail-line|pfn=2, 3|first=3|nidx= 15px San'yō Main Line|dir= for {{STN|Himeji|x}} and {{STN|Osaka|x}}}}

Adjacent stations

!colspan=5|JR West

{{J-route|route=Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)|col=#0072bc||f=w}}

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{{J-rserv|service=Local
Rapid service: Nishi-Akashi or Akashi - Takatsuki or Kyoto|previous=Harima-Katsuhara|next=Tatsuno|col=gray}}

History

Aboshi Station was opened on 11 November 1889. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7759 passengers daily{{cite web|url=https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kk11/ac08_1_000000124.html|script-title=ja:兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) |trans-title= Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2019)|year= 2019|publisher= Hyogo Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 May 2022}}