Akiaga Station

Akiaga Station (安芸阿賀駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Akiaga Station is served by the JR West Kure Line, and is located 62.9 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Mihara.

Station layout
The station consists of two opposed side platforms, connected by an elevated station building.The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

History
Akiaga Station was opened on 24 March 1935. After the Nihori Sea Route ferry was abolished on 1 July 1982, the connection function between Kure's Nigata Port at Nigata Station to Horie Station (Horie Pier) on the opposite shore of the Seto Inland Sea in Matsuyama, Ehime was transferred to Akiaga Station (the port of call for the Kure-Matsuyama Ferry). With the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR West.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 2336 passengers daily.

Surrounding area

 * Aga Port
 * Japan National Route 185
 * Kure City Hall Aga Civic Center (Branch)
 * Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen University Aga Campus
 * Kure Municipal Kure High School
 * Kure National College of Technology