Yakujin Station

厄神駅
Yakujin Station in March 2006
General information
LocationSaijō Kanno-chō, Kakogawa-shi, Hyōgo-ken 675-0009
Japan
Coordinates34°47′41″N 134°54′25″E / 34.7946°N 134.9070°E / 34.7946; 134.9070
Operated by JR West
Line(s) I  Kakogawa Line
Distance7.4 km (4.6 mi) from Kakogawa
Platforms2 side platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened1 April 1913 (1913-04-01)
Previous namesKunikane (to 1916)
Passengers
FY2019822 daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the West Railway Company (JR West) JR West Following station
Kanno
towards Kakogawa
Kakogawa Line
Local
Ichiba
towards Tanikawa
Location
Yakujin Station is located in Hyōgo Prefecture
Yakujin Station
Yakujin Station
Location within Hyōgo Prefecture
Yakujin Station is located in Japan
Yakujin Station
Yakujin Station
Yakujin Station (Japan)

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).

Lines

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

The station consists of two ground-level opposed side platforms, connected by an elevated station building. The station is unattended.

Platforms

1   Kakogawa Line for Ao and Nishiwakishi
2   Kakogawa Line for Kakogawa

Adjacent stations

« Service »
Miki Railway (Abandoned)
Miki Line
Terminus - Kunikane

History

Hioka Station opened on 1 April 1913 as Kunikane Station (国包駅). It was renamed on 22 November 1916.

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 537 passengers daily[2]

Surrounding area

  • Sosa Yakujin Hachiman Shrine
  • Miyayama Ruins
  • Kakogawa City Yawata Elementary School

See also

References

  1. "Japan Railway & Transport Review No. 48 (pp.54–56)". www.jrtr.net. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011.
  2. 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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