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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Ajikawaguchi Station
Ajikawaguchi Station (安治川口駅, Ajikawaguchi-eki) is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line) in Konohana-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Ajikawaguchi being assigned station number JR-P15.

Layout

The station has an island platform serving two tracks.

1 ■ JR Yumesaki Line for Nishikujō and Ōsaka
2 ■ JR Yumesaki Line for Sakurajima

Railway collision

black and white image of a burned rail car on its side
The aftermath of the 1940 fire

On 29 January 1940, three trains collided, carrying gasoline and factory workers, causing a fire that killed 181 people, and injured 92 on the Nishinari Line, presently the Sakurajima Line.

References

  1. ^ "近畿エリアの12路線 のべ300駅に「駅ナンバー」を導入します！" ["Station numbers" will be introduced at a total of 300 stations on 12 lines in the Kinki area!]. westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). July 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). July 20, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 16, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Duits, Kjeld. "News and Photos of Japan – Long List of Train Accidents in Japan". www.ikjeld.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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