Ageki Station

Ageki Station (阿下喜駅, Ageki-eki) is a terminal railway station in Inabe, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is located 20.4 rail kilometres from the opposing terminus of the Hokusei Line at Nishi-Kuwana Station.

Ageki Station 阿下喜駅
New station building
Location	Kitaise-cho Ageki 687, Inabe, Mie （三重県いなべ市北勢町阿下喜687） Japan
Operated by	Sangi Railway
Line(s)	Hokusei Line
History
Opened	1931
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	329 daily

Lines

• Sangi Railway
  • Hokusei Line

Layout

Ageki Station has a single island platform, with trains bound for Nishi-Kuwana using either side of the platform.

Platforms

1	■ Hokusei Line	for Nishi-Kuwana
2	■ Hokusei Line	for Nishi-Kuwana

Adjacent stations

«		Service	»
Sangi Hokusei Line
Ohda		Local	Terminus

Surrounding area

• Ageki Onsen

History

• July 8, 1931: Station opens as part of Hokusei Railway.
• June 27, 1934: Hokusei Railway officially renamed Hokusei Electric Railway.
• February 11, 1944: Station falls under the ownership of Sanco following merger.
• February 1, 1964: Station falls under the ownership of Mie Electric Railway after railway division of Sanco splits off and forms separate company.
• April 1, 1965: Station falls under the ownership of Kintetsu following merger.
• March 25, 1977: Platform length extended from 51 m to 61 m.
• March 31, 1978: Platform length extended from 61 m to 71 m
• October 1, 1999: Automatic ticket machine installed. Stations becomes unmanned.
• April 1, 2003: Kintetsu transfers control of Hokusei Line to Sangi Railway. Station falls under the ownership of Sangi.
• March 15, 2004: Free parking lot opens outside of station.
• February 14, 2006: New platform opens.
• March 23, 2006: Second terminal track opens.
• December 1, 2006: New station building opens.

External links

• Sangi Railway official home page