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 mi) 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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| FY2020 | 3436 | |||||||||||||||
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  Hōfu Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture  Hōfu Station Hōfu Station (Japan) | ||||||||||||||||
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Lines edit
Hōfu 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 edit
The 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 edit
Hōfu 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 Mat 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 begins operating between Kobe Station. 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 edit
In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 3463 passengers daily.[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Hōfu Tenmangū
- Suō Kokubun-ji
- Yamaguchi Prefectural Hōfu General Government Building
- Hōfu City Hall
See also edit
References 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
External links edit
Media related to Hōfu Station at Wikimedia Commons
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