Yakujin Station

Railway station in Kakogawa, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Bus stop

Other informationStatusUnstaffedWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryOpened1 April 1913 (1913-04-01)Previous namesKunikane (to 1916)PassengersFY2019822 daily Services

Preceding station	JR West			Following station
Kanno towards Kakogawa		Kakogawa Line Local		Ichiba towards Tanikawa

Location
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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

References

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