Yōka Station
Yōka Station (八鹿駅, Yōka-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Yabu, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West).
Lines
Yōka Station is served by the San'in Main Line, and is located 131.2 kilometers from the terminus of the line at Kyoto.
Station layout
The station consists of one ground-level side platform and island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no ticket vending machine plus.
Platforms
| 1, 2 | ■  San'in Main Line
|
for Kyoto and Osaka |
| 3 | ■ San'in Main Line
|
for Toyooka and Kinosaki Onsen |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Japan Railway Company (JR West) Sanin Main Line | ||||
| Yabu | Local | Ebara | ||
| Wadayama | Limited Express Hamakaze | Ebara | ||
History
Yōka Station opened on July 10, 1909. With the privatization of the Japan National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987, the station came under the aegis of the West Japan Railway Company.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 556 passengers daily
Surrounding area
- Yabu City Hall (5 minutes by bus)
- Hyogo Prefectural Yoka High School (5 minutes by bus)
- Yoka Post Office
See also
References
- ^ 養父市統計書 [Yabu City Statistical Yearbook] (PDF) (in Japanese). Japan: Yabu City. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
External links
Media related to Yoka Station at Wikimedia Commons
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