Higashi-Kakogawa Station

Higashi-Kakogawa Station (東加古川駅) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines
Higashi-Kakogawa Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 35.5 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 68.6 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and one island platform connected by an elevated station building. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office

History
Higashi-Kakogawa Station opened on October 1, 1961. 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.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Higashi-Kakogawa being assigned station number JR-A78.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 13,820 passengers daily

Surrounding area

 * Japan National Route 2
 * Kakogawa Municipal Hiraoka Junior High School
 * Kakogawa City Hiraoka Minami Junior High School
 * Hyogo Prefectural Higashi Harima High School