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Find sources: "Kakogawa Station" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Railway station in Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan Kakogawa Station 加古川駅 Kakogawa Station south exit, December 2008 General information Location Shinoharacho Kakogawacho, Kakogawa-shi, Hyōgo-ken 675-0065 Japan Coordinates 34°46′04″N 134°50′22″E / 34.767828°N 134.839432°E / 34.767828; 134.839432 Owned by West Japan Railway Company Operated by West Japan Railway Company Lines San'yō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) Kakogawa Line Distance 39.1 km (24.3 miles) from Kōbe Platforms 3 island platforms Tracks 6 Construction Structure type Elevated Accessible Yes Other information Status Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi) Station code JR-A79 Website Official website History Opened 23 December 1888 (1888-12-23) Passengers FY2019 23,989 daily Services Preceding station JR West Following station Himeji Terminus JR Kōbe Line Special Rapid Rakuraku Harima Nishi-Akashi towards Ōsaka Hoden towards Himeji JR Kōbe Line Rapid Higashi-Kakogawa towards Ōsaka Terminus JR Kōbe Line Local (some services) Kakogawa Line Local Hioka towards Tanikawa Location Kakogawa Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Show map of Hyōgo Prefecture Kakogawa Station Kakogawa Station (Japan) Show map of Japan **Kakogawa Station** (加古川駅, *Kakogawa-eki*) is a passenger [railway station](/source/Railway_station) located in the city of [Kakogawa](/source/Kakogawa%2C_Hy%C5%8Dgo), [Hyōgo Prefecture](/source/Hy%C5%8Dgo_Prefecture), [Japan](/source/Japan), operated by the [West Japan Railway Company](/source/West_Japan_Railway_Company) (JR West). ## Lines Kakogawa Station is served by the JR [San'yō Main Line](/source/San'y%C5%8D_Main_Line), and is located 39.1 kilometers from the [terminus](/source/Terminal_station) of the line at [Kōbe](/source/K%C5%8Dbe_Station_(Hyogo)) and 72.2 kilometers from [Osaka](/source/Osaka_Station). It is also the southern terminus of the 48.1 kilometer [Kakogawa Line](/source/Kakogawa_Line) to [Tanikawa](/source/Tanikawa_Station). ## Station layout The station consists of three elevated [island platforms](/source/Island_platform) with the station building underneath.[1] The station has a *[Midori no Madoguchi](/source/Midori_no_Madoguchi)* staffed ticket office. ### Platforms 1 ■ San'yō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) for Himeji and Aioi 2 ■ San'yō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) for Himeji and Aioi returning for Sannomiya and Osaka 3, 4 ■ San'yō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) for Sannomiya and Osaka 5, 6 ■ Kakogawa Line for Ao and Nishiwakishi ## History The station opened on 23 December 1888 when the [Sanyō Railway](/source/Sany%C5%8D_Railway) extended from [Akashi](/source/Akashi_Station) to [Himeji](/source/Himeji_Station). 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](/source/Takasago_Line) originating from Kakogawachō on 1 December 1913. The Takasago Line closed on December 1, 1984.[2] With the privatization of the [Japan National Railways](/source/Japan_National_Railways) (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company. [Station numbering](/source/Station_numbering) was introduced to the Kobe Line platforms in March 2018 with Kakogawa being assigned station number JR-A79.[3][4] ## Passenger statistics In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 23,989 passengers daily[5] ## Surrounding area - [Japan National Route 2](/source/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](/source/List_of_railway_stations_in_Japan) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** West Japan Rawilway Company. ["加古川駅 構内図"](http://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/premises.php?id=0610614). Retrieved 20 January 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Ishino, Tetsu; et al., eds. (1998). 停車場変遷大事典 国鉄・JR編 [*Station Transition Directory – JNR/JR*] (in Japanese). Vol. II. Tokyo: JTB Corporation. p. 218, 239, 242. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [4-533-02980-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/4-533-02980-9). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["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！"](https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010608/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html) ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. *westjr.co.jp* (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from [the original](https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/2016/07/page_8973.html) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["「駅ナンバー」一覧表"](https://web.archive.org/web/20221116010610/https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf) ["Station number" list] (PDF). *westjr.co.jp* (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from [the original](https://www.westjr.co.jp/press/article/items/160720_01_ekinumber.pdf) (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Hyogo_stats_5-0)** [􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書](https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kk11/oshirase-sougoude-ta/toukeisho30.html) [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021. ## External links Media related to [Kakogawa Station](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kakogawa_Station) at Wikimedia Commons - [JR West Station Official Site](https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0610614) v t e Stations of the JR West JR Kōbe Line (Tōkaidō Main Line, San'yō Line) JR Kobe Line (Tokaido Main Line) Osaka Tsukamoto Amagasaki Tachibana Kōshienguchi Nishinomiya Sakura Shukugawa Ashiya Kōnan-Yamate Settsu-Motoyama Sumiyoshi Rokkōmichi Maya Nada Sannomiya Motomachi Kōbe JR Kobe Line (Sanyo Main Line) Kōbe Hyōgo Shin-Nagata Takatori Sumakaihinkōen Suma Shioya Tarumi Maiko Asagiri Akashi Nishi-Akashi Ōkubo Uozumi Tsuchiyama Higashi-Kakogawa Kakogawa Hōden Sone Himeji-Bessho Gochaku Higashi-Himeji Himeji Wadamisaki Line (Sanyo Main Line) Hyōgo Wadamisaki v t e Stations of the JR West Kakogawa Line Kakogawa Hioka Kanno Yakujin Ichiba Onomachi Ao Kawainishi Aonogahara Yashirochō Takino Taki Nishiwakishi Shin-Nishiwaki Hie Nihon-heso-kōen Kurodashō Hon-Kuroda Funamachiguchi Kugemura Tanikawa I This Hyōgo Prefecture railroad station-related article is a stub. 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