Hōfu Station

Hōfu Station (防府駅, Hōfu-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Hōfu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).^[1]

Hōfu Station 防府駅
Hōfu Station in October 2019
General information
Location	1-chōme-1 Ebisumachi, Hōfu-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 747-0036 Japan
Coordinates	34°3′12.37″N 131°34′8.29″E
Owned by	West Japan Railway Company
Operated by	West Japan Railway Company
Line(s)	San'yō Line
Distance	441.4 km (274.3 miles) from Kobe
Platforms	1 island platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Bus stop
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Website	Official website
History
Opened	17 March 1897; 127 years ago (1897-03-17)
Previous names	Mitajiri Station (to 1962)
Passengers
FY2022	3560
Services
Preceding station JR West Following station Daidō towards Shimonoseki San'yō Line Local Tonomi towards Iwakuni Shin-Yamaguchi One-way operation San'yō Line West Express Ginga Tokuyama towards Osaka
Location Hōfu Station Location within Yamaguchi Prefecture Show map of Yamaguchi Prefecture Hōfu Station Hōfu Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Lines

Hōfu Station is served by the JR West Sanyō Main Line, and is located 441.4 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kobe.

Station layout

The station consists of one island platform with an elevated station building. The station is staffed.

Platforms

1	■      San'yō Line	for Tokuyama and Hiroshima
2	■      San'yō Line	for Shin-Yamaguchi and Shimonoseki

History

Hōfu Station was opened on 17 March 1897 as Mitajiri Station (三田尻駅) on the San'yo Railway when the line was extended from Tokuyama. On 25 May 1899, Japan's first express train with a dining car started operating between Mitajiri and Kyoto Station. On 8 April 1900, Japan's first sleeper train began operating between Kobe Station and Mitajiri. The San'yo Railway was railway nationalized in 1906 and the line renamed the San'yo Main Line in 1909. The station was renamed Hōfu Station on 1 November 1962. With the privatization of the Japan National Railway (JNR) on 1 April 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan railway Company (JR West).

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2022, the station was used by an average of 3560 passengers daily.^[2]

Surrounding area

• Hōfu Tenmangū
• Suō Kokubun-ji
• Yamaguchi Prefectural Hōfu General Government Building
• Hōfu City Hall

See also

• List of railway stations in Japan

References

1. Kawashima, Reizo (2012). 山陽・山陰ライン 全線・全駅・全配線 第6巻 広島東部・呉エリア [Sanyo/Sanin Line - All Lines, All Stations 6 east Hiroshima/Kure Area] (in Japanese). Kodansha. ISBN 978-4-06-295155-5.
2. "Yamaguchi Prefecture Statistical Yearbook - Transportation and Communications (Reiwa 5)" (in Japanese). Yamaguchi Prefectural Government. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

External links

Media related to Hōfu Station at Wikimedia Commons

• 0800643 JR West Station Official Site