Kōro Station

Railway station in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened20 November 1935 (1935-11-20)PassengersFY20161557 daily

Location
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Kōro Station (香呂駅, Kōro-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]^[2]

Lines

Kōro Station is served by the Bantan Line, and is located 11.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Himeji.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a footbridge. One of the side platforms was originally an island platform, but the tracks on one side are no longer used.^[1]^[2] The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Bantan Line	for Himeji
2	■ Bantan Line	for Teramae, Wadayama

Adjacent stations

«	Service
West Japan Railway Company
Bantan Line
Limited Express Hamakaze: Does not stop at this station
Nibuno	Local	Mizoguchi

History

Kōro Station opened on July 26, 1894. 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 2016, the station was used by an average of 1557 passengers daily.^[3]

Surrounding area

Himeji City Hall Kodera Office
Himeji Municipal Library Koji Annex
Kodera Museum of History
Japan Toy Museum

References

^ ^a ^b 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
^ ^a ^b 山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第3巻京都北部・兵庫エリア [Sanyo and San'in Lines - All routes, stations and tracks Volume 3: North Kyoto and Hyogo Areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2012. ISBN 978-4-06-295153-1.
^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2022.