Yakujin Station (厄神駅, Yakujin-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Yakujin Station 厄神駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yakujin Station in March 2006 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Saijō Kanno-chō, Kakogawa-shi, Hyōgo-ken 675-0009 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°47′41″N 134°54′25″E / 34.7946°N 134.9070°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | I Kakogawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) from Kakogawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 April 1913 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Kunikane (to 1916) | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 822 daily | ||||||||||
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  Yakujin Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture  Yakujin Station Yakujin Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
Lines edit
Yakujin Station is served by the Kakogawa Line and is 7.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kakogawa.
The Miki Railway, which sopped operations in April 2008, had used Yakujin Station via the Miki Line.[1]
Station layout edit
The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The station is unattended.
Platforms edit
| 1 | ■  Kakogawa Line
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for Ao and Nishiwakishi |
| 2 | ■ Kakogawa Line
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for Kakogawa |
Adjacent stations edit
| « | Service | » | ||
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| Miki Railway (Abandoned) | ||||
| Miki Line | ||||
| Terminus | - | Kunikane | ||
History edit
Hioka Station opened on 1 April 1913 as Kunikane Station (国包駅). It was renamed on 22 November 1916.
Passenger statistics edit
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 537 passengers daily[2]
Surrounding area edit
- Sosa Yakujin Hachiman Shrine
- Miyayama Ruins
- Kakogawa City Yawata Elementary School
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 48 (pp.54–56)". www.jrtr.net. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011.
- ^ 養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links edit
Media related to Yakujin Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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