Hōfu Station

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
Hōfu Station in October 2019
General information
Location1-chōme-1 Ebisumachi, Hōfu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 747-0036
Japan
Coordinates34°3′12.37″N 131°34′8.29″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)     San'yō Line
Distance441.4 km (274.3 mi) from Kobe
Platforms1 island platforms
Tracks2
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeElevated
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened17 March 1897 (1897-03-17)
Previous namesMitajiri Station (to 1962)
Passengers
FY20203436
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Daidō
towards Shimonoseki
San'yō Line
Local
Tonomi
towards Iwakuni
Location
Hōfu Station is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Hōfu Station
Hōfu Station
Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture
Hōfu Station is located in Japan
Hōfu Station
Hōfu Station
Hōfu Station (Japan)

Lines

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

The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1       San'yō Line for Tokuyama and Hiroshima
2       San'yō Line for Shin-Yamaguchi and Shimonoseki

History

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

In fiscal 2020, the station was used by an average of 3463 passengers daily.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook

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