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.png.webp){kind=logo} JR West | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | I Kakogawa Line | ||||||||||
| Distance | 24.2 km (15.0 mi) 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 Location within Hyōgo Prefecture  Yashirochō Station Yashirochō Station (Japan) | |||||||||||
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
Yashirochō Station is served by the Kakogawa Line and is 24.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kakogawa
Station layout
The station consists of two opposed unnumbered ground-level side platform connected by a level crossing. The station is unattended.
Platforms
| station side | ■  Kakogawa Line |
for Ao and Kakogawa |
| opposite side | ■ Kakogawa Line |
for Nishiwakishi and Tanikawa |
History
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
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 448 passengers daily[1]
Surrounding area
- Takino Industrial Park
See also
References
- ↑ 養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
Media related to Yashirochō Station at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Japanese)