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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Yashirochō Station

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

Surrounding area

  • Takino Industrial Park

See also

References

  1. ^ 􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌􏰆􏰇􏰈􏰉􏰊􏰋􏰌養父市統計書 [Hyogo Prefecture Statistical Yearbook] (in Japanese). Japan: Hyogo Prefecture. 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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