Yakujin Station Explained

Yakujin Station
Native Name:厄神駅
Native Name Lang:ja
Style:JR West
Borough:Saijō Kanno-chō, Kakogawa-shi, Hyōgo-ken 675-0009
Country:Japan
Operator: JR West
Line: Kakogawa Line
Distance:7.4km (04.6miles) from
Platforms:2 side platforms
Status:Unstaffed
Former:Kunikane (to 1916)
Passengers:822 daily
Pass Year:FY2019
Map Type:Japan Hyogo Prefecture#Japan
Map Dot Label:Yakujin Station

is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Lines

Yakujin Station is served by the Kakogawa Line and is 7.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at .

The Miki Railway, which sopped operations in April 2008, had used Yakujin Station via the Miki Line.[1]

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

|-!colspan=5|Miki Railway (Abandoned)

History

Hioka Station opened on 1 April 1913 as . It was renamed on 22 November 1916.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 537 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 48 (pp.54–56) . www.jrtr.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613164420/http://www.jrtr.net/jrtr48/topics.html . 2011-06-13.
  2. Web site: https://web.pref.hyogo.lg.jp/kk11/oshirase-sougoude-ta/toukeisho30.html. ja:���������������������養父市統計書 . Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook. 2019. Hyogo Prefecture. Japan. Japanese. 11 August 2021.