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Aokura Station 青倉駅
Aokura Station, April 2018
General information
Location	1521-2 Maeda, Mononobe, Asago-shi, Hyōgo-ken 679-3401 Japan
Coordinates	35°16′02″N 134°48′42″E / 35.267121°N 134.811694°E / 35.267121; 134.811694
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Bantan Line
Distance	55.6 km (34.5 miles) from Himeji
Platforms	1 side platform
Connections	Bus stop
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	10 August 1934 (1934-08-10)
Passengers
FY2016	52 daily
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Aokura Station (青倉駅, Aokura-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Asago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West). The name Aokura come from Aokura shrine that is about 5 kilometers east of the station and is known as the "God of Eyes" in Japan.

Lines

Aokura Station is served by the Bantan Line, and is located 55.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Himeji.

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single bi-directional track. The station is unattended.

Adjacent stations

History

Aokura Station opened on August 10, 1934. 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.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 52 passengers daily

Surrounding area

• Aokura Shrine

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. ^ 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
2. ^ 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第3巻 京都北部・兵庫エリア [Sanyo and San'in Lines - All routes, stations and tracks Volume 3: North Kyoto and Hyogo Areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2012. ISBN 978-4-06-295153-1.
3. The Compilation Committee of the History of Asago Town (1981). 近代朝来町の歩み 朝来町史 下巻 [The Course of Modern Asago Town: History of Asago Town (the second volume)] (in Japanese). The Board of Education of Asago Town.
4. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links

Media related to Aokura Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Station Official Site

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