Yashirochō Station
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Yashirochō Station 社町駅 | |||||||||||
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 Yashirochō Station in 2008 | |||||||||||
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| Location | Kotaka-chō, Katō-shi, Hyōgo-ken 679-0221 Japan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°55′13″N 134°56′03″E / 34.9204°N 134.9343°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | .svg){kind=logo} JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | I Kakogawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 24.2 km (15.0 miles) from Kakogawa | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
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| Status | Unstaffed | ||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 10 August 1913 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Yashiroguchi (to 1916): Bantetsu-Yashiroguchi (to 1943) | ||||||||||
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| FY2019 | 448 daily | ||||||||||
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Yashirochō Station (社町駅, Yashirochō-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Katō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
[edit]Yashirochō Station is served by the Kakogawa Line and is 24.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kakogawa
Station layout
[edit]The station consists of two opposed unnumbered ground-level side platform connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
[edit]| station side | ■  Kakogawa Line
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for Ao and Kakogawa |
| opposite side | ■ Kakogawa Line
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for Nishiwakishi and Tanikawa |
History
[edit]Yashirochō Station opened on 10 August 1913 as Yashiroguchi Station (社口駅). It was renamed Bantetsu-Yashiroguchi Station (播鉄社駅) on 22 November 1916. When the line was nationalized on 1 June 1943, the name was changed to its present name. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
[edit]In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 448 passengers daily[1]
Surrounding area
[edit]- Takino Industrial Park
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
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Media related to Yashirochō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)
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