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Railway station in Inabe, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Ageki Station
阿下喜駅
Ageki Station
General information
LocationHokuse-cho Ageki 687, Inabe-shi, Mie-ken 511-0428
Japan
Coordinates35°08′47″N 136°31′09″E / 35.146277°N 136.519056°E / 35.146277; 136.519056
Operated by Sangi Railway
Line(s)■ Hokusei Line
Distance20.4 km from Nishi-Kuwana
Platforms1 island platform
History
OpenedJuly 8, 1931
Passengers
FY2019320 daily
Location
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Ageki Station (阿下喜駅, Ageki-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Inabe, Mie Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Sangi Railway.

Lines

Ageki Station is the terminus of the Hokusei Line, and is located 20.4 kilometres from the opposing terminus of the line at Nishi-Kuwana Station.

Layout

The station consists of a single deadheaded island platform, with trains bound for Nishi-Kuwana using either side of the platform.

Platforms

1 ■ Hokusei Line for Nishi-Kuwana
2 ■ Hokusei Line for Nishi-Kuwana

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Sangi Hokusei Line
Ohda Local Terminus

History

  • July 8, 1931: Station opens as part of Hokusei Railway.
  • June 27, 1934: Hokusei Railway officially renamed Hokusei Electric Railway.
  • February 11, 1944: Station falls under the ownership of Sanco following merger.
  • February 1, 1964: Station falls under the ownership of Mie Electric Railway after railway division of Sanco splits off and forms separate company.
  • April 1, 1965: Station falls under the ownership of Kintetsu following merger.
  • March 25, 1977: Platform length extended from 51 m to 61 m.
  • March 31, 1978: Platform length extended from 61 m to 71 m
  • October 1, 1999: Automatic ticket machine installed. Stations becomes unstaffed.
  • April 1, 2003: Kintetsu transfers control of Hokusei Line to Sangi Railway. Station falls under the ownership of Sangi.
  • March 15, 2004: Free parking lot opens outside of station.
  • February 14, 2006: New platform opens.
  • March 23, 2006: Second terminal track opens.
  • December 1, 2006: New station building opens, station is staffed again.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 320 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

  • former Hokusei Town Hall
  • Ageki Onsen

See also

References

  1. 三重県統計書 [Mie Prefectural Statistics] (in Japanese). Japan: Mie Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

Media related to Ageki Station at Wikimedia Commons

Stations of the Sangi Hokusei Line
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