Yōka Station

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
Yōka Station, January 2010
General information
LocationYokacho Yoka, Yabu-shi, Hyōgo-ken 667-0021
Japan
Coordinates35°24′52″N 134°46′54″E
Owned by West Japan Railway Company
Operated by West Japan Railway Company
Line(s) San'in Main Line
Distance131.2 km (81.5 mi) from Kyoto
Platforms1 side + 1 island platform
Connections
  • Bus stop
Construction
Structure typeGround level
Other information
StatusStaffed (Midori no ticket vending machine plus installation)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened10 July 1909 (1909-07-10)
Passengers
FY2016556 daily
Services
JR West
Location
Yōka Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Yōka Station
Yōka Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Yōka Station is located in Japan
Yōka Station
Yōka Station
Yōka Station (Japan)
Yoka Station, in Japan.
Yoka Station, Japan.
platform
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Lines

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

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

1, 2   San'in Main Line for Kyoto and Osaka
3   San'in Main Line for Toyooka and Kinosaki Onsen

Adjacent stations

« Service »
West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Sanin Main Line
Yabu   Local   Ebara
Wadayama   Limited Express Hamakaze   Ebara

History

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

In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 556 passengers daily[1]

Surrounding area

  • Yabu City Hall (5 minutes by bus)
  • Hyogo Prefectural Yoka High School (5 minutes by bus)
  • Yoka Post Office

See also

References

  1. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Yabu City Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Yabu City. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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