Ageki Station

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Ageki Station 阿下喜駅
New station building
Location
Prefecture	Mie (See other stations in Mie)
City	Inabe
History
Year opened	1931
Rail services
Operator(s)	Sangi
Line(s)	Hokusei Line
There is a bus stop near this station.

Ageki Station (阿下喜駅, Ageki-eki^?) is a train station in Inabe, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is the terminus of the Hokusei Line.

Contents 1 Lines 2 Layout 3 Adjacent stations 4 Surrounding area 5 History 6 References

[edit] Lines

• Sangi
  • Hokusei Line

[edit] Layout

The station has a terminal-style island platform with trains departing for Nishi-Kuwana from either side.

[edit] Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sangi Hokusei Line
Ōda		Local	Terminus

[edit] Surrounding area

• Ageki Onsen

[edit] History

• Jul 08, 1931: Station opens as part of Hokusei Railway.
• Jun 27, 1934: Hokusei Railway officially renamed Hokusei Electric Railway.
• Feb 11, 1944: Station falls under the ownership of Sanco following merger.
• Feb 01, 1964: Station falls under the ownership of Mie Electric Railway after railway division of Sanco splits off and forms separate company.
• Apr 01, 1965: Station falls under the ownership of Kintetsu followng merger.
• Mar 25, 1977: Platform length extended from 51 m to 61 m.
• Mar 31, 1978: Platform length extended from 61 m to 71 m
• Oct 01, 1999: Automatic ticket machine installed. Stations becomes unmanned.
• Apr 01, 2003: Kintetsu transfers control of Hokusei Line to Sangi Railway. Station falls under the ownership of Sangi.
• Mar 15, 2004: Free parking lot opens outside of station.
• Feb 14, 2006: New platform opens.
• Mar 23, 2006: Second terminal track opens.
• Dec 01, 2006: New station building opens.

[edit] References

• (Japanese) Wikipedia: Ageki Station

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