is a passenger

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located in the city of

Himeji 260px, Himeji City Hall is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 525,682 in 227,099 households and a population density of 980 persons per km2. The total area of the city is ...

Hyōgo Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Hyōgo Prefecture has a population of 5,469,762 () and a geographic area of . Hyōgo Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the east, Osaka Prefecture to th ...

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, operated by the private

Sanyo Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway operating company based in western Hyōgo Prefecture. It runs local and express rail service between Himeji and Kobe, and also connects directly with Hanshin Main Line to Osaka. Although the Hanshin Electric Rai ...

Lines

Sanyo-Aboshi Station is the

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of the Sanyo Railway Aboshi Line and is 8.5 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at .

Station layout

The station consists of one ground-level

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Platforms

History

Sanyo-Aboshi Station opened on July 6, 1941 as approximately 100 meters to the west of its present site. It was relocated and a new station building constructed in December 1990, and was renamed on April 7, 1991.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2018, the station was used by an average of 2390 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Surrounding area

* Marugame Domain Aboshi Jin'ya Ruins *Usukihachiman Shrine *Daikakuji Temple

References

External links

Official website (Sanyo Electric Railway)
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1941 Railway stations in Himeji {{Hyōgo-railstation-stub