{{More citations needed|date=January 2023}}{{short description|Railway station in Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox station | name = Kakogawa Station | native_name = 加古川駅 | native_name_lang = ja | type = | image = JR Kakogawa station04n4592.jpg | alt = | caption = Kakogawa Station south exit, December 2008 | other_name = | style = JR West | address = Shinoharacho Kakogawacho, Kakogawa-shi, Hyōgo-ken 675-0065 | country = Japan | coordinates = {{coord|34.767828|134.839432|display=inline, title|type:railwaystation_region:JP}} | owned = [[File:JR_logo_(west).svg|16px]] [[West Japan Railway Company]] | operator = [[File:JR_logo_(west).svg|16px]] [[West Japan Railway Company]] | line = {{Plainlist| * [[File:JRW kinki-A.svg|15px]] [[San'yō Main Line]] ([[JR Kobe Line]]) * [[File:JRW kinki-I.svg|15px]] [[Kakogawa Line]] }} | distance = {{convert|39.1|km|mile|abbr=on}} from {{STN|Kōbe|x|Hyogo}} | platforms = 3 island platforms | tracks = 6 | connections = | structure = Elevated | code = JR-A79 | accessible = Yes | status = Staffed (''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'') | website = {{Official|1=https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top.php?id=0610614}} | opened = {{Start date|1888|12|23|df=y}} | closed = | former = | passengers = 23,989 daily | pass_year = FY2019 | map_type = Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan | map_dot_label = Kakogawa Station | services = {{Adjstn|system=JR West |line=Kobe|note-mid={{SLL|Special Rapid|#0072bc|white}}{{SLL|''[[Rakuraku Harima]]''|#00FFFF|black}}|left=Himeji |right=Nishi-Akashi |line2=Kobe|note-mid2={{SLL|Rapid|orange}}|left2=Hoden |right2=Higashi-Kakogawa |line3=Kobe|note-mid3={{SLL|Local}} (some services)|right3=Higashi-Kakogawa |line5=Kakogawa|note-mid5={{SLL|Local}}|right5=Hioka}} }}
{{nihongo|'''Kakogawa Station'''|加古川駅|Kakogawa-eki}} is a passenger [[railway station]] located in the city of [[Kakogawa, Hyōgo|Kakogawa]], [[Hyōgo Prefecture]], [[Japan]], operated by the [[West Japan Railway Company]] (JR West).
==Lines== Kakogawa Station is served by the JR [[San'yō Main Line]], and is located 39.1 kilometers from the [[terminal station|terminus]] of the line at {{STN|Kōbe|x|Hyogo}} and 72.2 kilometers from {{STN|Osaka|x}}. It is also the southern terminus of the 48.1 kilometer [[Kakogawa Line]] to {{STN|Tanikawa|x}}.
==Station layout== The station consists of three elevated [[island platform]]s with the station building underneath.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/premises.php?id=0610614|title=加古川駅 構内図|author=West Japan Rawilway Company|accessdate=January 20, 2013}}</ref> The station has a ''[[Midori no Madoguchi]]'' staffed ticket office.
===Platforms=== {{ja-rail-line|first=2|pfn=1|nidx= [[File:JRW kinki-A.svg|15px]] San'yō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)|lwidth=250|dir=for {{STN|Himeji|x}} and {{STN|Aioi|x|Hyōgo}}}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=2|nidx= [[File:JRW kinki-A.svg|15px]] San'yō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)|dir=for Himeji and Aioi<br />returning for Sannomiya and Osaka}} {{ja-rail-line|pfn=3, 4|nidx= [[File:JRW kinki-A.svg|15px]] San'yō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)|dir=for {{STN|Sannomiya|x|JR West|Sannomiya}} and {{STN|Osaka|x}}}} {{ja-rail-line|first=3|pfn=5, 6|nidx=[[File:JRW kinki-I.svg|15px]] Kakogawa Line|dir=for {{STN|Ao|x}} and {{STN|Nishiwakishi|x}}}}
==History== The station opened on 23 December 1888 when the [[Sanyō Railway]] extended from {{STN|Akashi|x}} to {{STN|Himeji|x}}. On 1 April 1913, Banshū Railway (now Kakogawa Line) opened its terminal named Kakogawachō, which was merged into Kakogawa Station later (the railway company's application was posted on the Official Gazette (''Kanpō'') on 14 May 1915, but the actual date of the merger is unknown). The Banshū Railway also opened the line later named the [[Takasago Line]] originating from Kakogawachō on 1 December 1913. The Takasago Line closed on December 1, 1984.<ref>{{Teishajo|II|218, 239, 242}}</ref> 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.
[[Station numbering]] was introduced to the Kobe Line platforms in March 2018 with Kakogawa being assigned station number JR-A79.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！ |trans-title="Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area! |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2016 |title=「駅ナンバー」一覧表 |trans-title="Station number" list |url=https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf |archive-date=16 November 2022 |access-date=30 December 2022 |website=westjr.co.jp |language=ja}}</ref>
==Passenger statistics== In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 23,989 passengers daily<ref name="Hyogo stats">{{cite web|url=https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kk11/oshirase-sougoude-ta/toukeisho30.html|script-title=ja:養父市統計書 |trans-title= Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook|year= 2019|publisher= Hyogo Prefecture|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2021}}</ref>
==Surrounding area== * [[Japan National Route 2]] * Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Higashi High School * Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Nishi High School * Kakogawa Municipal Kakogawa Junior High School
==See also== *[[List of railway stations in Japan]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} * [https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0610614 JR West Station Official Site]
{{Kōbe Line}} {{Kakogawa Line}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Japan opened in 1888]] [[Category:Sanyō Main Line]] [[Category:Railway stations in Hyōgo Prefecture]] [[Category:Kakogawa, Hyōgo]]
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