title: Aboshi Station
text: # Aboshi Station
  
  Aboshi Station (網干駅, Aboshi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Aboshi Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 65.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 98.2 kilometers from Osaka.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station is staffed.
  
  ### Platforms
  
  | 1 | ■ San'yō Main Line | for Kamigōri and Okayama |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2, 3 | ■ San'yō Main Line | for Himeji and Osaka |
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | Service | » |
  | - | - | - |
  | JR West |||||
  | Sanyō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) |||||
  | Limited Express Super Hakuto: Does not stop at this station |||||
  | Harima-Katsuhara | Special Rapid | Tatsuno |
  | Harima-Katsuhara | Local Rapid service: Nishi-Akashi or Akashi - Takatsuki or Kyoto | Tatsuno |
  
  ## History
  
  Aboshi Station was opened on 11 November 1889. 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.
  
  ## Passenger statistics
  
  In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 7759 passengers daily
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Hyogo Prefectural Taishi High School
  * Japan National Route 179
  