Kamigōri Station (上郡駅) is an interchange passenger railway station located in the town of Kamigōri, Akō District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated jointly by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and the third-sector semi-public railway operator Chizu Express.

Lines

Kamigōri Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 89.6 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 122.7 kilometers from Osaka. It is also the western terminus of the Chizu Line and is 56.1 kilometers from the opposing terminus of the line at Chizu.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level island platforms connected to the station building by a footbridge. The side of the island platform closest to the station is not used, and one side of the island platform on the opposite side of the station building has a dead-head cutout for use by the Chizu Line. The station is staffed.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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History

Kamigōri Station opened on April 4, 1895. 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 JR portion of the station was used by an average of 3001 passengers daily The Chizu Railway portion of the station was used by 498 passengers in fiscal 2017.

Surrounding area