Kamigōri_Station
Kamigōri Station
Railway station in Kamigōri, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Kamigōri Station (上郡駅, Kamigōri-eki) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the town of Kamigōri, Akō District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated jointly by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third-sector semi-public railway operator Chizu Express.
Kamigōri Station 上郡駅 | |||||
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Kamigōri Station, May 2018 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Daimochi, Kamigōri-chō, Akō-gun, Hyōgo-ken 667-0126 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34.8659155°N 134.3542957°E / 34.8659155; 134.3542957 | ||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||
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| Distance | 89.6 km (55.7 mi) from Himeji | ||||
| Platforms | 2 island platforms | ||||
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| Status | Staffed | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 4 April 1895 (1895-04-04) | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2019 | 3001 daily (JR) | ||||
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Kamigōri Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 89.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 122.7 kilometers from Osaka. It is also the western terminus of the Chizu Line and is 56.1 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Chizu.
The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The side of the island platform closest to the station is not used, and one side of the island platform on the opposite side of the station building has a dead-head cutout for use by the Chizu Line. The station is staffed.
Platforms
| 1 | ■  San'yō Main Line |
for Himeji and Osaka |
| 2 | ■ San'yō Main Line |
for Himeji, Osaka for Tottori and Okayama (Express Super Inaba) |
| 3 | ■  San'yō Main Line |
for Okayama and Mihara for Tottori and Kurayoshi (Express Super Inaba) |
| ■ ■ Chizu Express Chizu Line | for Ōhara and Chizu |
| « | Service | » | ||
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| JR West | ||||
| Sanyō Main Line | ||||
| Aioi or Himeji | Limited Express Super Hakuto | Chizu Line | ||
| Chizu Line | Limited Express Super Inaba | Okayama | ||
| Une | Special Rapid | Terminus | ||
| Une | Local | Mitsuishi | ||
| Chizu Express | ||||
| Chizu Line | ||||
| Terminus | Local | Kokenawa | ||
| Sanyō Main Line | Limited Express Super Hakuto | Sayo | ||
| Sanyō Main Line | Limited Express Super Inaba | Sayo | ||
Kamigōri Station opened on April 4, 1895. 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.
In fiscal 2019, the JR portion of the station was used by an average of 3001 passengers daily[1] The Chizu Railway portion of the station was used by 498 passengers in fiscal 2017.
- Kamigōri Town Hall
- Hyogo Prefectural Kamigori High School
- Kamigori Municipal Kamigori Junior High School
- Kamigori Municipal Yamanosato Elementary School
- 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
Media related to Kamigōri Station at Wikimedia Commons
- JR West Station Official Site
- [https://www.chizukyu.co.jp/chizukyu/syaryou_eki/eki/kamigori/ Chizu Express station home page
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