Ōkubo Station (Hyōgo)

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Ōkubo Station (大久保駅, Ōkubo-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akashi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Ōkubo Station

大久保駅
Ōkubo Station, June 2020
General information
Location20 Ōkubochō-Ōkubomachi, Akashi-shi, Hyōgo-ken 674-0067
Japan
Coordinates34°40′56.25″N 134°56′19.88″E / 34.6822917°N 134.9388556°E / 34.6822917; 134.9388556
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) San'yō Main Line
Distance25.6 km (15.9 miles) from Kobe
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeGround level
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
Station code JR-A75 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened23 December 1888 (1888-12-23)
Passengers
FY201920,001 daily
Location
Ōkubo Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Ōkubo Station
Ōkubo Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Ōkubo Station is located in Japan
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Ōkubo Station
Ōkubo Station (Japan)

Lines

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Ōkubo Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 25.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 58.7 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout

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The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected by an elevated station building, and a siding westbound track without a platform in the south of Track 4. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office

Platforms

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1, 2    San'yō Main Line for Sannomiya and Osaka
3    San'yō Main Line for Kakogawa and Himeji
returning for Sannomiya and Osaka
4    San'yō Main Line for Kakogawa and Himeji

Adjacent stations

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« Service »
JR West
Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line)
Nishi-Akashi   Local trains
Including Rapid Service (快速): Akashi - Takatsuki or Kyoto
  Uozumi
Special Rapid Service: Does not stop at this station
Nishi-Akashi   Commuter Limited Express Rakuraku Harima   Kakogawa
Limited Express Super Hakuto: Does not stop at this station
Limited Express Super Hamakaze: Does not stop at this station

History

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Ōkubo Station opened on 23 December 1888. 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 in March 2018 with Ōkubo being assigned station number JR-A75.[1][2]

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 20,001 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area

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  • Okubo O's Town
  • Akashi City Okubo Junior High School
  • Akashi City Okubo Elementary School
  • Akashi City Okubo Minami Elementary School

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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!" ["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 on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
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