Banshū-Akō

Banshū-Akō Station ( 播州赤穂駅 Banshū-Akō-eki ? ) is a railway station on the Akō Line of JR West , located in Ako , Hyōgo Prefecture , Japan . The prefix Banshū , indicating the station's location in the old Harima province , was given to distinguish the station from Akaho Station ( 赤穂駅 Akaho-eki ? ) on the Iida Line in Nagano Prefecture (now Komagane Station ), which used the same kanji characters as Akō. Banshū-Akō is a terminal station for all Akō Line trains; this is the western terminus for trains from Himeji and JR Kobe Line , and the eastern terminus for trains bound for Okayama Station .