Hōden Station (宝殿駅, Hōden-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Takasago, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Hōden Station

宝殿駅
Hōden Station, July 2005
General information
Location1-15-6 Kazume-chō, Takasago-shi, Hyōgo-ken 676-0808
Japan
Coordinates34°47′05″N 134°48′43″E / 34.7847°N 134.8120°E / 34.7847; 134.8120
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) San'yō Main Line
Distance42.4 km (26.3 mi) from Kobe
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeGround level
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station code JR-A80 
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened14 May 1900 (1900-05-14)
Passengers
FY20199722 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Sone
towards Himeji
JR Kōbe Line
Rapid
Kakogawa
towards Ōsaka
Location
Hōden Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Hōden Station
Hōden Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Hōden Station is located in Japan
Hōden Station
Hōden Station
Hōden Station (Japan)

Lines edit

Hōden Station is served by the JR San'yō Main Line, and is located 42.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe and 75.5 kilometers from Osaka.

Station layout edit

The station consists of a ground-level side platform and an island platform connected by an elevated station building; however one side of the island platform is not in use effectively giving the station two opposed side platforms. The station is staffed.

Platforms edit

1    San'yō Main Line for Himeji
3    San'yō Main Line for Sannomiya and Osaka

History edit

Hōden Station opened on 14 May 1900. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.

Station numbering was introduced in March 2018 with Hōden being assigned station number JR-A80.[1][2]

Passenger statistics edit

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 9722 passengers daily[3]

Surrounding area edit

  • Ishi no Hōden National Historic Site
  • Takasago City Sports Park
  • Kakogawa Sports Park
  • Hyogo Prefectural Toban Technical High School
  • Takasago City Hoden Junior High School

See also edit

References edit

  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). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ "「駅ナンバー」一覧表" ["Station number" list] (PDF). westjr.co.jp (in Japanese). 20 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2016)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links edit

  Media related to Hōden Station at Wikimedia Commons