title: Nishi-Aioi Station
text: # Nishi-Aioi Station
  
  Nishi-Aioi Station (西相生駅, Nishi-Aioi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Akō,, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
  
  ## Lines
  
  Nishi-Aioi Station is served by the Akō Line, and is located 3.0 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Aioi, 23.7 kilometers from Himeji and 111.6 kilometers from Osaka.
  
  ## Station layout
  
  The station consists of one ground-level side platform serving a single-directional track. The station is staffed.
  
  ## Adjacent stations
  
  | « | « | Service | » | » |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | JR West |||||
  | Akō Line |||||
  | Aioi | Aioi | - | Sakoshi | Sakoshi |
  
  ## History
  
  Nishi-Aioi Station was opened on December 12, 1951. 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 740 passengers daily
  
  ## Surrounding area
  
  * Hyogo Prefectural Aioi Industrial High School
  * Aioi Bay
  * IHI Aioi Factory
  * Japan National Route 250
  