Yōka Station (八鹿駅, Yōka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yabu, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Yōka Station 八鹿駅 | |||||
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 Yōka Station, January 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Yokacho Yoka, Yabu-shi, Hyōgo-ken 667-0021 Japan | ||||
| Coordinates | 35°24′52″N 134°46′54″E / 35.414391°N 134.781597°E | ||||
| Owned by | .svg){kind=logo} West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Operated by | West Japan Railway Company | ||||
| Line(s) |  San'in Main Line | ||||
| Distance | 131.2 km (81.5 mi) from Kyoto | ||||
| Platforms | 1 side + 1 island platform | ||||
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| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Ground level | ||||
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| Status | Staffed (Midori no ticket vending machine plus installation) | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 10 July 1909 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| FY2016 | 556 daily | ||||
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Lines edit
Yōka Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 131.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout edit
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no ticket vending machine plus.
Platforms edit
| 1, 2 | ■ San'in Main Line
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for Kyoto and Osaka |
| 3 | ■ San'in Main Line
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for Toyooka and Kinosaki Onsen |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Sanin Main Line | ||||
| Yabu | Local | Ebara | ||
| Wadayama | Limited Express Hamakaze | Ebara | ||
History edit
Yōka Station opened on July 10, 1909. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 556 passengers daily[1]
Surrounding area edit
- Yabu City Hall (5 minutes by bus)
- Hyogo Prefectural Yoka High School (5 minutes by bus)
- Yoka Post Office
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 養父市統計書 [Yabu City Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Yabu City. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links edit
Media related to Yoka Station at Wikimedia Commons
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