Yobe Station

Yobe Station

余部駅
Yobe Station; 余部駅
	Yobe Station in August 2012
General information
Location	1-25-1 Aoyamakita, Himeji-shi, Hyōgo-ken 669-6671; Japan
Coordinates	34.8562°N 134.6421°E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	Kishin Line
Distance	6.1 km (3.8 mi) from Himeji
Platforms	2 side platforms
Connections	Bus stop;
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	1 September 1930
Passengers
FY2019	2228 daily
Services
Location
	Yobe Station Location within Hyōgo Prefecture Yobe Station Yobe Station (Japan)

Yobe Station (余部駅, Yobe-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).[1][2]

Lines

Yobe Station is served by the Kishin Line, and is located 6.1 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Himeji.

Station layout

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1	■ Kishin Line	for Sayo
2	■ Kishin Line	for Himeji

History

Yobe Station opened on September 1, 1930. 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 2019, the station was used by an average of 2228 passengers daily.[3]

Surrounding area

Hyogo Prefectural University Himeji Shosha Campus
Hyogo Prefectural Himeji Shikisai High School
Himeji Railway Department

References

兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.
山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第3巻京都北部・兵庫エリア [Sanyo and San'in Lines - All routes, stations and tracks Volume 3: North Kyoto and Hyogo Areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2012. ISBN 978-4-06-295153-1.
兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.

External links

Media related to Yobe Station at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in Japanese)

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[kobe-np-1] 兵庫の鉄道全駅 JR・三セク [All stations in Hyogo Prefecture] (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun Shuppan Center. 2011. ISBN 978-4-343-00602-8.

[Kodansha-2] 山陽・山陰ライン全線・全駅・全配線第3巻京都北部・兵庫エリア [Sanyo and San'in Lines - All routes, stations and tracks Volume 3: North Kyoto and Hyogo Areas] (in Japanese). Kodansha. 2012. ISBN 978-4-06-295153-1.

[Hyogo2019_stats-3] 兵庫県統計書令和元年(2019) [Hyogo Prefectural Statistics Reiwa First Year (2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2022.