Hōfu Station (防府駅, Hōfu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1]
Hōfu Station 防府駅 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Hōfu Station in October 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1-chōme-1 Ebisumachi, Hōfu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 747-0036 Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°3′12.37″N 131°34′8.29″E / 34.0534361°N 131.5689694°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | San'yō Line | |||||||||||||||
| Distance | 441.4 km (274.3 miles) from Kobe | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Staffed | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 17 March 1897 | |||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Mitajiri Station (to 1962) | |||||||||||||||
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| FY2022 | 3560 | |||||||||||||||
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Lines
editHōfu Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 441.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.
Station layout
editThe station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building. The station is staffed.
Platforms
edit| 1 | ■ San'yō Line | for Tokuyama and Hiroshima |
| 2 | ■ San'yō Line | for Shin-Yamaguchi and Shimonoseki |
History
editHōfu Station was opened on 17 March 1897 as Mitajiri Station (三田尻駅) on the San'yo Railway when the line was extended from Tokuyama. On 25 May 1899, Japan's first express train with a dining car started operating between Mitajiri and Kyoto Station. On 8 April 1900, Japan's first sleeper train began operating between Kobe Station and Mitajiri. The San'yo Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The station was renamed Hōfu Station on 1 November 1962. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).
Passenger statistics
editIn fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 3560 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area
edit- Hōfu Tenmangū
- Suō Kokubun-ji
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Hōfu General Government Building
- Hōfu City Hall
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
- ^ "Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook - Transportation and Communications (Reiwa 5)" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
External links
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